The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.
a pattern of spots, stripes, or patches in leaves or other organs, caused by plastid mutations.
Leaves which are marked with multiple colors. Irregular arrangement of pigments, usually as a result of mutation or sometimes, disease. Varietas: Variety: A subdivision of a species found in nature which possesses some stable characteristic which makes it distinct from other members of its species.
Refers to patterns of contrasting colors assumed to be inherited from the parent material rather than to be the result of poor drainage.
The characteristic of having variegated leaves.
variability in coloration
The combination of two or more colors in the leaves, petals, or other parts of plants. Being variegated.
A pattern of stripes or patches on otherwise solid-colored leaves.
Leaf with more than one colour, usually in an irregular pattern or about the leaf edge
Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes. Some variegation is attractive and ornamental, and gardeners tend to preserve these.