With colored spots contrasting with the background color, may also vary in color. One can also say that the term designates a leaf stripped or spotted with another color. Plants with variegate leaves generally need good lighting to preserve their bicoloration. Cuttings of certain such plants produce plants with completely green leaves.
Vase
Recipient for plants; the most common type of vase is long and relatively narrow.
Vein
Secondary vein of a plant
Venation
Bundles of veins that irrigate leaves, with a filamentous and branching aspect.
Rhizome: Ground stem, usually horizontal and almost always underground, from which emerge leaves, lateral shoots and roots. Normally constitutes a storage organ allowing the plant’s survival during a short period of drought. Example: Begonia rex. The rhizome is a modified stem, subterranean or superficial, characterized by the accumulation of reserves and the provision of scales and buds: generally produces floral scape when flowering.