What is a varied leaf?

Variegated leaf is one that has at least one additional color in addition to green. Yellow, cream and white are the most common colors found on solid leaves, but many others are possible. Another color can be focused around the edge of the leaf or appear in veins, spots, strips or spots on the leaf. In most cases, the colors of colors have irregular or uneven shapes. Variegated leaves indicate the absence of chlorophyll.

chlorophyll A and chlorophyll B are dominant pigments that take light and reflect them back like green. Plants that have different shades of green leaves have different amounts of chlorophyll in each area of ​​the leaves. Plants that have on their leaves have no chlorophyll in these areas - usually a dominant chlorophyll is dominated by another pigment. Studies show that a varied leaf is more likely to be weaker than green and is more susceptible to problems such as insect infestation. Yet, colorful plants can prosper whenThey take good care of and can add interesting design options to an otherwise green landscape.

For example, a plant plant or stillanthes dyeranus , with a clearly purple and blue tinted solid pattern of the leaves, creates an engaging boundary in the garden. Exotic colors in the center of long wide green leaves almost look as if they were lubricated on sprays. The Tricolor Oyster or Tradescantia Spathatacea has a softer varied leaf appearance. It is equipped with long, thin green leaves striped longitudinally in pale purple and white. Variegated rubber plants, ficus elastica have a wide, random pinkish colors on some of their other green leaves.

Medio Variegation refers to a variegated leaf that has a color in the middle, while the term, marginal varietation , refers to the color border with the edge. Anthophyl pigments for tvoRed yellowish colors and anthocyanin pigments create reddish tinted variegations. Musa Siam Banana is a particularly striking and dramatic example of a red colorful plant - it can grow up to 15 feet (4.572 meters) high. Its leaves and stems have a red color that deepens the warmer temperature. Musa Siam Banana plants can also contain some yellow and white areas.