Variegated and Chimeras

Hi sal, just took a pic of the canna and the label,







Is this what it says, or is it just the tropicanna? If its just the tropicanna then it's mis labelled.

 

Yes Al , I`ve got 2 like yours , this one I`m on about its a new variety , your like mine look purple , orange , green.........this new canna it`s absolutly black with a tiny vain of deep red , it was stand out from all the other plants in the garden center , that why was £25 .
look at the moment are only available in USA , i don`t think for longer

 

Ahhhh, that one above is completely different! Stunning!!

 

I think its a variation of canna durban , I even went back to the garden center on my own , and the canna wasn`t there anymore.
even seen another variation of canna durban the red leaves.
Similar to the red in the picture , looked unreal the red was really bright.

 

Some people really like their variegated plants.The Japanese pay insane amounts for variegated succulents.
Personally I don't see why they are so special.
I recently got a variegated Colocasia from Himalayan Garden - didn't order it, but it was sent to me as a substitute.

 

As japanese , lives in small apartment they spend fortune for rare variegated palm or japanese cactus.

 

I'm no lover either, but I do make two exceptions because the blooms are so good.
The first is Iris japonica................



The second is Alstromeria psittacina................

 

I have to be the first to admit I'm no fan of variegated plants and I've yet to meet a graft hybrid I actually liked/had a use for however I do find that I'm a fan of a number of "sports" such as on Epiphyllum for instance there is a paticualrly well known commonly grown epi which is red however there is a little known but lovley sport of this plant which is basically the same yet the flower petals have very small serrated almost featherd cuts at the edges similar to that iris

 

alsteromea psittacini
and one of the latest
alsteromea rock and roll.

iris variegata

Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso Variegata'

 

The flowers look nice. The leaves look nice. But the two together? "Sorry, its a NO from me" ...

 

It looks like someones put a bunch of flowers in the middle of variegated plastic ficus...

 

True Kristen , I don`t like myself , those flower on a dark foliage would have look better.
anyway few more.

variegated opuntia .

fan dickya

 

Hi Sal73 - I love this image -- can I chat with you about using it in a book that I am writing? I can be reached at rochellegreayer at gmail dot com

 

I didn't even know 50% of what you posted existed as a variegated version Sal!

What about that Phoenix canariensis in the Canary Islands.



Not entirely sure how that's survived, it must struggle.

 

Don't know if @sal73 has seen this yet Rochelle. I've tagged him for you