I really like variegated plants and I know a lot of you do to. So show some off. Pick your jewels and post 'em! I'll start with three:
Variegated vanilla orchid
I'm bored....How about a variegated plant thread?
Like GrandPa Jones used to say " Would'nt that take th rag off of th bush" OK kids here we go! Jerry
OK Kids anyone can jump right on in " THE WATER IS FINE" Jerry
Jerry, its A. loweii
I used to keep it as a houseplant but I planted it out. It stays by the back door now, its warm enough there that it makes it through winter. The plant in the photo (houseplants) was actually the 'stripped down' version of the original, which was over 12 years old when I divided it and planted the pieces outside.
Yeah, that's the problem with those African Mask and 'jewel' types. I run mine pretty dry, I only watered that thing once a week when it was a houseplant. In the greenhouse, the ones I have like cuprea, guttata etc I keep pretty dry.
I love bouganvillas, when we lived in So Cal they were gorgeous. But I don't seem to have the same luck with them here. If we get a rainy season, they get too much water and they don't bloom well. Yours is gorgeous!
Here's a variegated Spath Domino:
Rita, is your Collinsii still up? Almost all of my Zingibers have already gone dormant for this season.
This is a new plant I received in a trade about 2-3 months ago. It's the variegated heliconia H. bihai lemai albo-variegata-striata. It seems to be very slow growing. Actually it has 2 additional new leaves now, but I forgot to take a new photo when I was in the GH today. It's a lot different from my variegated psitticorum "El Tigre". The leaves are bigger and broader, and overall I expect it to be a much larger plant.
My H. Bihai Lemaii. This leaf has the most varieg. in it. Only one in five has varieg. It grew to six feet tall this summer. My El Tigre is only two feet fall and not worth taking a picture of! I got them two years ago and paid B-I- G bucks for them! If i could get my money back on all of the over priced and plants that have died, i would have a WHEELBARROW full of money. But would't we all ! Jerry
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