... the gardener would not grow affected plants, there are a few affected plants that can survive indefinitely, and are attactive enough to be grown for ornament; e.g. some variegated ...
var·i·e·gat·ed (vâr--g t d, vâr-g-, v r-) adj. 1. Having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored: "If they recall the Colosseum . . . it is ...