Reversion: what, why, and what to do!

I've had a couple of questions, recently, about reversion of variegated plants, and as luck would have it, I have photos of an example from my own garden, to illustrate the point, so now is a good time to talk about it.

This picture shows some variegated Lonicera nitida (Shrubby Honeysuckle, also known as Blimey Does It Need Clipping Again Already?) which is showing some reversion:

 

The shrub was bought specifically for the variegated leaves which, instead of the normal plain green, are attractively edged with silver.

Now, I say “attractively” because I like variegation: I think it brightens up an otherwise slightly dull shrub, but I know that some people......

 

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