variegation

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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

In summer, Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’ arches tall in ribbons of white and green variegation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2018

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

Perhaps, amongst all the wealth of winter evergreen shrubs the rank of those which show variegation is too much exaggerated.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas