I am a sucker for variegated plants. Long ago, when a gardener or plant breeder found a plant with white streaks or spots in it’s leaves, it was discarded as weak and inferior to it’s green-leafed parent. But, color sells and anything-but-green leaves turn heads. Also, a plant with less chlorophyll in it’s leaves tends to grow slower, driving up it’s price and demand.

Here are a few of the variegated leafed plants that stood out at this years Landscape Show held by the Florida Nursery Grower Landscape Association (FNGLA) in Orlando.

‘Roman Candle’ Podocarpus.

Variegated Kumquat tree.

‘Candy Cane’ heliconia.

‘America’ aechmea bromeliad with other variegated neoreglias.

Chalk-like leaves of Alcantarea.

Earth Stars: ‘Absolute Zero’.

‘Ice’ Vriesea.

Variegated Fish Tail palm.

Yes, variegated is more than just green and white.

Bullis Bromeliads created a spectacular bromeliad tree.