By the title of this post I'm assuming this a single plant, yes? Wow. I've seen variegated beauty that occasionally revert to their all green form, but not in such a wild way. Apparently, achieving wonderful variegation comes at the expect of blooms. Chavli
Yes, it's a Hebe 'Grace Kelly' I planted in July 2015. The foliage was fully variegated for years but I noticed some all green stems a few years ago. Now it's about half and half. Interestingly, the non-variegated green stems seem to be producing more flowers.
In the early days of its reversion (cure of the virus that caused the variegation?), I thought maybe it'd stop if I cut out the solid green stems. That's not going to happen it seems ;)
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By the title of this post I'm assuming this a single plant, yes? Wow.
ReplyDeleteI've seen variegated beauty that occasionally revert to their all green form, but not in such a wild way. Apparently, achieving wonderful variegation comes at the expect of blooms.
Chavli
Yes, it's a Hebe 'Grace Kelly' I planted in July 2015. The foliage was fully variegated for years but I noticed some all green stems a few years ago. Now it's about half and half. Interestingly, the non-variegated green stems seem to be producing more flowers.
DeleteHahaha, your hebe is Jeykll & Hyde!
ReplyDeleteBut which is Jeykll and which is Hyde, Tracy? I really like that variegated foliage but the green stems appear to produce more flowers.
DeleteWonderfully observed!
ReplyDeleteIn the early days of its reversion (cure of the virus that caused the variegation?), I thought maybe it'd stop if I cut out the solid green stems. That's not going to happen it seems ;)
DeleteWow, that is fascinating! And beautiful in both its forms! Great photo documenting the "split personality," too.
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