Variegated Foliage - Page 5 of 12 - Fine Gardening

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    Blood banana

    Musa zebrina

    An oversize tender perennial, blood banana has large, fleshy, rubberlike leaves with dark markings.

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    Bitter melon

    Momordica charantia

    An edible member of Cucurbitaceae family, bitter melon has delicate growth and exotic-looking fruits.

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    Canna Tropicanna Gold

    Canna var. “MACtro’

    Tropicanna Gold is perhaps the showiest of all of the variegated cannas and one of the best for hot, humid, sunny southern gardens.

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    Giant dogwood

    Cornus controversa 'Variegata'

    This rounded, deciduous tree with spreading, tiered branches is especially dramatic in the landscape.

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    Calamint

    Calamintha grandiflora 'Variegata'

    A well-behaved perennial from the mint family (Lamiaceae), variegated calamint has pale-green, oval leaves with strong white marbling.

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    ‘Looking Glass’ Siberian bugloss

    Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'

    This brunnera cultivar has a silvery, heart-shaped leaves that are mostly everygreen.

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    ‘Escargot’ begonia

    Begonia ‘Escargot’

    'Escargot' takes its name from the snail-like curl pattern at the base of the leaf.

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    Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’

    Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’

    This woodland plant is valued for its flowers and its heart-shaped, ground-covering leaves.

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    Chinese wild ginger

    Asarum splendens

    There are many species and varie­­ties of wild ginger, but this vigorous, fast-growing, and beau­tiful species tops my list.

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    ‘Frydek’ elephant’s ear

    Alocasia micholitziana ‘Frydek’

    Satiny deep green to black leaves and glowing white veins on 18-inch-long leaves make this elephant’s ear great in containers, in a shady border, at the edge of a pond,…