RE: Variegated plants
- Subject: RE: Variegated plants
- From: D* M*
- Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 19:27:29 -0500
>Hi Chris,
> You raise an interesting issue about leaf variegation. Generally speaking,
>because variegated leaves have less chlorophyll to support their energy
>manufacturing, variegated plants need MORE sun to sustain their energy
>needs.
>
>Marilyn Dube'
>Natural Designs Nursery
>Portland, Oregon
I might amend the above to suggest that more light might be good, but
you must be careful, particularly with plants with large amounts of
the leaf that are absent chlorophyll, as these are very susceptible
to sunburn.
Would you believe they actually sell a variegated ground ivy/Creeping
Charlie (Gle choma)?
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