This variegated hydrangea had white and pale pink flowers. It was on display from a garden centre and I didn’t buy one because they looked a bit over bred well over the top and the flowers were weak stemmed into the bargain.
For larger leaved Hydrangeas some shade is essential.
Variegated plants often like shade but without sun they can loose colouring so ‘you pays your money and you takes your chances.’.
However my neigbours variegated Holly (Ilex aquifolium) catches the late evening sun and the yellow is quite strong. The glossy leaves and the three foot of growth make this a grand evergreen to have in the garden. If you get green shoots on a variegated shrub cut it at the branch. Young Holly bushes do not have as many spikes to the leaves until they mature
I am also a fan of the Euonymus and the japonicus varieties. They have many colour schemes for their leaves and brighten a shady area at the back of my house. Silver Queen and Harlequin have white and green foliage. Emerald ‘n’ Gold speaks for itself when it comes to colour schemes.
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