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Véronique Macrelle:
last year, this one was a single, tiny leaf of acid greenish yellow.
It seems to be faithful to this colour (which is very difficult to photograph) this year.

I have noticed, however, that the colour of foliage can change as the plant ages. It's best to wait at least 3 years for the colour to become stable.
I'd like it to remain spotless.

Vinny 123:
It is strange and infuriating that some foliage patterns are unstable. Presumably the virus responsible is either itself unstable, or is eliminated by the plant.

Several years ago, I found a 10cm high Buddlleija davidii seedling growing in gravel at work that had variegated leaves of a deep, rich yellow and the usual green - very different to the one in trade (Harlequin?), which is cream and green. That reverted over 4-5 years.
It is a terrible pest of a plant in the wrong place, but I like it because the insects like the flowers so much; it would have made a spectacular full-sized shrub.

There is also a very nice variegated form of Zantedeschia aethiopica that seems to be very unstable.

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