variegation
Example Sentences
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While autumn works its magic, remember it is possible to warm up the garden all year with yellow and golden foliage, in solids or patterns of variegation.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022
In summer, Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’ arches tall in ribbons of white and green variegation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2018
But the variegation is part of Carballido’s point.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2017
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
Formerly many physiologists considered leaf variegation a disease, because it generally ran in stripes lengthwise of the leaf or in spots.
