PlantFiles Pictures: Variegated Ponytail Palm ''Variegata'' (Beaucarnea recurvata), 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Thanks, Kell! LOL! There are about 10 plumerias, mostly dwarves and species, planted in the front there. They are hard to see because most of them are dormant and without leaves. Another 20 or so plumerias are planted along the side, and another 80 or so are planted in back. I look a little nuttier if you see the back. LOL! I probably would have planted it with mostly plumeria if it hadn't been for DH complaining at every turn about too many plumerias. My yard would look totally different if I didn't have a husband!

I do still have an AeAe in the ground, and I have about five mats of variegated Thai bananas. You should try the Thai variegated bananas. They are far less fussy and just as gorgeous and would probably grow great for you in the ground. I've been selling pups here and there just to get back my initial investment. Green Thumb Nursery even said that they would buy some Thai variegated bananas from me this summer. I killed 4 AeAe's at $100 a pop initially. Ouch! The fifth one lived and is in the ground. I didn't lose any of the Thai ones that I bought. You can see pictures of all my variegated banana album here: http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l153/Clare_CA/bananas/vari...

Here is the AeAe in the corner. The picture was taken in July, 2011. It is much taller now with taller pups. Unfortunately, the wind shreds the leaves terribly, and we get a lot of wind here. It makes it hard to see the variegation when the leaves are so shredded.