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Variegation turns boring to glam!

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Why, oh why don't more gardeners plant variegated pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis 'Variegata', USDA Hardiness Zones 4-8)? It's so much more interesting than the plain Jane unvariegated sort. Is it because you can never find it in nurseries, and no one wants to mail-order groundcovers? Are we just stuck in an all-green rut? Who knows. Do the shade gardening world a favor and start asking for this awesome alternative. Here it's combined with a clerodendron (Clerodendron trichotomum, Zones 7-9) at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boyleston, Massachusetts. Tomorrow I'll feature the native alternative...

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Comments (6)

arisaema writes: I want the Celereodenron. anyone know where to get it? thanks
Posted: 10:43 pm on November 14th

sheilaschultz writes: I learned to garden in the midwest where shade is predominant, it became obvious early on that variegated plants are almost always more interesting. They make a statement in a shady space, a spark of light that allows surrounding plants a little glamour. Posted: 2:48 pm on November 8th

arboretum writes: btw, michelle, REALLY nice shot. would be great to see on a FG cover
mindy Posted: 10:07 am on November 8th

arboretum writes: bill, may of us on your bus. it's a finicky thing.but terrif.
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/
a teaching website Posted: 10:05 am on November 8th

HC_Bill writes: I planted both variegated and plain green pachysandra.

The plain green thrived and the variegated died out.

Go figure. Posted: 7:01 am on November 8th

ncgardener writes: Nice, I like the look.
Posted: 6:56 am on November 8th

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