Sentence examples for variegated foliage. from inspiring English sources

"And you couldn't sell bright colors or variegated foliage," Mr. Yinger said.

Notable among these are forms with dwarflike or weeping habits, variegated foliage, warty twigs and branches, and curled leaves.

The two-foot plants have striking variegated foliage and medium-hot green fruit that turn bright red as they ripen.

Blue and Gold has variegated foliage, while Miss Jekyll is a dwarf variety with small white blossoms.

In windowboxes, groups of pots or in the ground, tropicals (and temperate plants that look like tropicals) mix in and provide contrasting spiky, broad, glossy, tiny or variegated foliage, irrationally exuberant flowers and an otherworldly look.

A few years ago there was a tremendous vogue for variegated foliage.

One of its arching canes, normally covered with fernlike blue-green foliage, had variegated green leaves swirled with pink and cream.

Geraniums (botanically Pelargonium) have long been popular flowering plants in the sunny window; the foliage is often variegated or scented, and flower clusters may be in reds, pinks, and white.

The longer window box that hangs from my balcony edge still hosts handsome Hebe albicans but has now been joined by Roman chamomile, chosen for its spiky foliage, fried egg flowers and medicinal properties; variegated lemon thyme picked for its colourful leaves and woody citrus scent; and some blowsy white violas for instant spring colour.

Also known as apple leafroller or brown oak tortrix, variegated golden tortrix is able to feed on the buds, foliage, flowers, and fruit of many plants.

Foliage varies from narrow to broad, and leaves are often variegated.