{"id":7266,"date":"2015-09-02T11:25:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T18:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2023-11-16T19:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T03:04:47","slug":"yellow-on-green-part-1-the-soft-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/yellow-on-green-part-1-the-soft-leaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow on Green, Part 1 – the soft leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

In February I wrote about my love for green on green variegation<\/a>. While that particular combination is still very much an obsession I thought I\u2019d showcase a few of my yellow (or cream) and green variegated plants. I love how they draw your eye, break up the sea of green and lighten-up darker areas of the garden.<\/p>\n

Interestingly I\u2019ve noticed a few of the same plants I saw as green on green in February have now taken on more of a creamy yellow hue. Must be the sun? Or maybe just because I see shades of both and can\u2019t ignore a plant I love no matter what the supposed focus? Probably both!
\n\"Daphniphyllum<\/a><\/p>\n

Daphniphyllum himalaense ssp macropodum ‘Variegated’ is one of those plants that previously qualified as having a “green on green” coloration – it’s\u00a0showing its flexibility by changing it up to shades of yellow.
\n\"Daphniphyllum<\/a><\/p>\n

x Fatshedera lizei \u2018Annemieke\u2019<\/a>\u00a0is showing it’s summer blond as well.
\n\"x<\/a><\/p>\n

Not to take your eyes away from the lovely variegated Ginkgo biloba, but do you see the scratchings on the wooden fence behind it? A group of paper wasps moved in mid-summer and went to town harvesting material. You could actually hear them working away “munch munch munch”…
\n\"Ginkgo<\/a><\/p>\n

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’<\/a> mixes well with everything.
\n\"Hakonechloa<\/a><\/p>\n

I love Echium candicans ‘Star of Madeira’<\/a> so much, I always grow at least one plant as an annual.
\n\"Echium<\/a><\/p>\n

Upon hearing that many folks ask “but what about the flowers? do you ever get flowers?” Rarely, and that’s okay!
\n\"Echium<\/p>\n

Symphytum x uplandicum ‘Axminster Gold’<\/a>\u00a0keeps pushing out bigger and bigger leaves, some verging on being almost completely yellow. Also, as you can see, something finds these leaves very tasty.
\n\"Symphytum<\/a><\/p>\n

Canna ‘Pretoria’, honestly I don’t think I’ve ever met a Canna I didn’t love.
\n\"Canna<\/a><\/p>\n

Agave attenuata ‘Kara’s Stripes’ <\/a>– only half variegated!
\n\"Agave<\/a><\/p>\n

Unfortunately I don’t know the name of this Hosta, it’s a good one though.
\n\"Hosta<\/a><\/p>\n

This is Hosta ‘Lakeside Cupcake’<\/a> and in “real life” it’s a much creamier color. I try to steer clear of white variegation in my garden.
\n\"Hosta<\/a><\/p>\n

Aspidistra elatior ‘Okame’<\/a>
\n\"Aspidistra<\/a><\/p>\n

I was warned to not treat this plant too well, lest it revert to all green.
\n\"Aspidistra<\/a><\/p>\n

Finally we’ll end this album with Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Ogon Nishiki’<\/a>.
\n\"Trachelospermum<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s a visually busy plant, but I love it.
\n\"Trachelospermum<\/a><\/p>\n

Next Wednesday I’ll share the spiky version!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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