variegation
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The results are Romantic landscapes in miniature, with the variegation of the stone transforming into fields, skies and mountains whose beauty is further enhanced by the delicate metalwork in which they’re mounted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Maybe it’s a new-to-you species or an old species reimagined in an unusual color, with splashy variegation or striking features.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
You can find leaf variegation in hardy lilies, but this decorative aspect is unsurpassed in some tropical lilies.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2021
Many cultivars of ivy can be found in and around gardens, some showing flashy variegation, others with finely dissected leaves.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2017
We have seen that variegation is transmitted much more feebly by seed from a branch which had become variegated through bud-variation, than from plants which were variegated as seedlings.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Charles Darwin
