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Do you ever look back on your plant crushes from the early years, when you were a beginning gardener? I definitely went through a flower-floosy stage in my mid 20\u2019s. Then there were the anti-color years. I don\u2019t think I\u2019d even heard the romantic notion of an all-white blooming moon garden<\/a> but I was still obsessed with the idea of keeping out those annoying colorful flowers, only the white ones for me!<\/p>\n

Once my love for foliage took center stage\u00a0I embraced variegation, again preferring shades of white – I liked the stark contrast. I remember a dynamic duo of ribbon grass (Phalaris arundinacea \u2018Picta\u2019) and variegated iris planted quite near each other, the idea makes me shudder now. What was I thinking?<\/p>\n

As my tastes have changed I\u2019ve found myself shying away from white in the garden. Flowers, foliage, containers\u2026all of it. My eyes read white like a spotlight, or a sort of black hole, sucking everything in, calling far too much attention to itself. Instead I\u2019m drawn to yellow and green variegation, or increasingly green on green.<\/p>\n

The daphniphyllum below (and the star of last week\u2019s blog post<\/a>) is a perfect example of what I mean. Sure the pink petioles crank up the attraction factor\u2026
\n\"daphniphyllum<\/a><\/p>\n

But it looks pretty darn fabulous the rest of the year too (photo taken at Hersonwood<\/a>).
\n\"daphniphyllum<\/a><\/p>\n

My first plant purchase of 2015 was Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis ‘Diamond Heights’<\/a> from the 40% off rack at my\u00a0local nursery, Garden Fever<\/a>. Sure it looks a little sad but what do you want for $3.50? And those leaves that are alive? Love them and I\u2019m hoping they\u2019ll soon be joined by others.
\n\"Ceanothus<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been harboring a crush on this variegated Fatsia japonica since I saw\u00a0it in a friend\u2019s garden, and I think I\u2019m ready to make the purchase the next time I spot it at a nursery.
\n\"variegated<\/a><\/p>\n

Similar leaves, but smaller, x Fatshedera lizei ‘Annemieke’<\/a> is another favorite. I could stare at those leaves for hours. Seriously.
\n\"x<\/a><\/p>\n

A gift from a friend, I\u2019ve never had certain I.D. on this variegated ginkgo. It could be Ginkgo biloba ‘Summer Rainbow’<\/a> or maybe ‘Majestic Butterflies’<\/a>, either way those leaves are so much more interesting\u00a0than a solid green, don’t you think?
\n\"variegated<\/a><\/p>\n

Agaves! Of course I even have a few green on green variegated agaves. Agave funkiana \u2018Fatal Attraction\u2019<\/a>
\n\"Agave<\/a><\/p>\n

And Agave lophantha ‘Splendida’<\/a>, which has variegation on the top of the leaves\u2026
\n\"Agave<\/a><\/p>\n

And the bottom.
\n\"Agave<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not 100% sure this is Agave victoriae-reginae ‘Kazo Bana’<\/a> as I can\u2019t find the label but it was lust at first sight when I spotted this gorgeous agave at B&B Cactus Farm<\/a>\u00a0in Tucson, AZ. They did a fine job of shipping it to me\u2026
\n\"Agave<\/a><\/p>\n

Looks like the beginnings of an obsession right? Well like every good collector I’m on the hunt for more and would love to hear any\u00a0suggestions you have for adding to the green on green mix. In the mean time I think I might be ordering these…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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