Re: variegated leaves

Silver and green is gorgeous. That yellow business does make me think
they're diseased. I spend half my natural life picking yellow leaves off
roses so that's not a color I look for in foliage!!


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:10:55 -0400

>I'd have to see them. I do like some variegated foliage, but those 2
>particular ones that have the bright pink and white mottled in the green
>just don't look right to me.  I probably wouldn't like the Japanese maples
>if they are close to that pattern. I don't know about the others.
>
>And I too, like Auralie am not fond of the yellow and green 'evergreen'
>plants. Euoyonomous comes to mind and some of the arborvitaes. Silver and
>green variegation is a different story. Love it.
>
>Andrea H
>Beaufort, SC
>Zone 8b
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:29 PM
>Subject: [CHAT] variegated leaves
>
>
>> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
>> >  I am not a fan of pink,
>> > white, and green foliage mixed (except on the water celery) I hate those
>> variegated potato vines and the variegated tropical hibiscus
>> > with foliage like that. I think they look diseased.
>>
>> Andrea,
>> So You' don't like the willow discussed some time back, Salix integra
>> 'Hakuro Nishiki'  or the Boxelder, Acer negundo 'Flamingo', or the
>japanese
>> maples that bear that coloring?
>>
>> Kitty
>>
>>
>>
>> If you have weeds, you don't have enough plants.
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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