Editing Variegation (section)

== Usage ==
[[Image:Variegated foliage.JPG|thumb|Variegated foliage used in an English garden. Plants shown include ''[[Aralia elata]]'' 'Aureovariegata' and ''[[Carex ornithopoda]]'' 'Variegata'|alt=]]

Variegated plants have long been valued by gardeners, as the usually lighter-coloured variegation can 'lift' what would otherwise be blocks of solid green foliage. Many gardening societies have specialist variegated plants groups, such as the [[Hardy Plant Society]]'s Variegated Plant Special Interest Group in the UK.

In 2020, a variegated ''[[Rhaphidophora tetrasperma]]'' plant sold at auction for US$5,300.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Debczak |first1=Michele |title=The World's Most Expensive Houseplant Just Sold for $20,000 in New Zealand |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/648116/most-expensive-houseplant-sells-20000-new-zealand |website=Mental Floss |date=7 July 2021 |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref> In June 2021, another variegated ''Rhaphidophora tetrasperma'' plant sold at auction for US$19,297.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cullinane |first1=Susannah |title=New Zealand houseplant sells for $19,200 in online bidding war |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/13/asia/new-zealand-houseplant-trademe-auction-trnd/index.html |website=CNN |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=28 January 2023}}</ref>
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