æz mˈɛni kˈʌltɪvˌɑːɹz ɑːɹ pˌɛɹɪklˈɪnəl kaɪmˈiəɹəz, ðeɪ duːnˌɑːt kˈʌm tɹˈuː tə tˈaɪp fɹʌm lˈiːf kˈʌɾɪŋz, ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ mˈʌst biː pɹˈɑːpɐɡˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɹˈaɪzoʊm dᵻvˈɪʒən tə ɹᵻtˈeɪn ðə vˌɛɹɪɡˈeɪʃən.
As many cultivars are periclinal chimeras, they do not come true to type from leaf cuttings, and therefore must be propagated by rhizome division to retain the variegation.