{"id":8061,"date":"2012-12-07T02:11:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T09:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2012-12-07T03:39:32","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T10:39:32","slug":"growing-variegated-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/growing-variegated-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Variegated Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"pelargonium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3741690371\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2560\/3741690371_ed453282d7.jpg\" alt=\"gera\" width=\"500\" height=\"499\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Variegated Leaves <\/strong>can be the most attractive feature of a garden or houseplant.<br \/>\nColour schemes vary and there is likely to be a colour combination that pleases most gardeners.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Phormium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3653802612\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2483\/3653802612_eedd7a00a7.jpg\" alt=\"020\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gardeners Tips for Growing Variegated Leaved Plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider the light when planting. Many colours can get &#8216;burned out&#8217; by strong sunshine.<\/li>\n<li>If you are growing for leaf colour rather than flower you need good roots and then a nitrogen based fertilizer.<\/li>\n<li>I have a semi-shaded area just for variegated plants.<\/li>\n<li>Often the flowers suffer on these plants as they compete for attention and scarce resources. The bi-coloured phlox or Hydrangeas are an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1554073871\/richardpettin-21\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/1554073871.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg\" alt=\"Book Cover\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nExtraordinary Leaves <a href=\" http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1554073871\/richardpettin-21\">from amazon<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a title=\"Oxalis  \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4043973300\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2706\/4043973300_a1d71cb7ba.jpg\" alt=\"Oxalis\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>White Veins<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The white vein is caused by the absence of chlorophyll-bearing cells.<\/li>\n<li>Most commonly the cells are incapable of receiving adequate carbon dioxide so are not equipped for photosynthesis.<\/li>\n<li>Leaves with white veins are not botanically classified as variegated, although they are sometimes also grown as horticultural oddities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Hosta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3954723795\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3095\/3954723795_626351501b.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn show 205\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Variegated Houseplants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indoor plants are often grown for the beauty of the leaf form and colour.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/red-leaves-on-begonia-rex\/\">Begonia rex<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/house-greenhouse-plants\/codiaeum-amazing-technicolour-dreamcoat-plant\/\">Codiaeum<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/design\/coloured-leaf-and-leaves\/\">and other tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Encourage new leaf production by pinching out flowers and growing tips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Coleous \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3940660892\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3447\/3940660892_67783e40e3.jpg\" alt=\"Coleous\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/top-5-variegated-bamboo\/\">Top Five Variegated Bamboo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/variegated-leafed-shrubs\/\">Variegated shrubs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/images?um=1&amp;hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rlz=1R1GGGL_en___GB345&amp;tbs=isch:1&amp;btnG=Search&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_rfai=&amp;q=variegated%20leaves\">More photos of variegated leaves<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Eden Project Begonia brevirimosa by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/7557054606\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8425\/7557054606_45d2f1314b.jpg\" alt=\"Eden Project Begonia brevirimosa\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Variegated Shrubs<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/hydrangea-bi-colour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"float-left\" title=\"hydrangea-bi-colour\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/hydrangea-bi-colour-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This variegated hydrangea had white and pale pink flowers. It was on display from a garden centre and I didn&#8217;t buy one because they looked a bit over bred well over the top and the flowers were weak stemmed into the bargain.<\/p>\n<p>For larger leaved Hydrangeas some shade is essential.<\/p>\n<p>Variegated plants often like shade but without sun they can loose colouring so &#8216;you pays your money and you takes your chances.&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ilex-golden.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"float-left\" title=\"ilex-golden\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/ilex-golden-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8216;n&#8217; Gold speaks for itself when it comes to colour schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/trees-and-shrubs\/strange-and-attractive-autumn-shrubs\/\">strange and attractive shrubs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shape, form, scent and colour are some of the key features in a garden design. The questions posed by colour can often be answered by careful selection of variegated leaf forms of the plants you select. From houseplants to large shrubs there is a stunner waiting for you to weave your gardeners magic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,233],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening","category-growing-easy-plants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}