Variegation is an alteration of color zones from the original leaf, stem or flower color. In my experience it usually appears in the form of the striping of a flower. We see a good deal of it out here in Colorado. It is the result of a virus – systemic and non threatening to the plant.
I planted the deep purple tulip above next to a pale lavender Wild Geranium. When she immerged two seasons later stripped as you see her below, I was disappointed. Then I realized that lavender is simply a mixture of purple and white. Who am I to argue with Nature’s impeccable sense of design?
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