Coleus are hugely popular plants that are grown for their highly decorative and vivid foliage. They are versatile plants and can be added to summer bedding schemes, used as a great container plant for ...

I brought in some coleus last fall per your suggestion and am finding the new growth has lost a lot of the vibrant color it had in the garden last year. Is there something I need to do differently to ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Coleus is a ...

A green backdrop of shrubs is beautiful with colorful plants growing in front of them, and in shady locations, colorful plants brighten up the area. The plants that I am thinking of for this article ...

Garden Variety is an occasional column about growing plants without grief. On the sunniest Deep South day, wisely planted under the dark green backdrop of a shady tree, a clump of coleus will shimmer ...

Choosing flower and plant combinations for outdoor pots isn't just about picking the prettiest ones; all of the species should work together and create a blend of color, contrast, and texture for that ...

Find out why coleus plants are popular annuals for gardeners and why you should add this easy-care plant to your garden.

Seen anywhere from great-grandma’s ornamental garden to your Connecticut neighbor’s hanging basket, coleus are the colorful, velvet-textured leafy cousins of oregano and deadnettle. Native to tropical ...

On the farm, my grandmother didn't have a lot of room for houseplants. But she always had Coleus usually grown in a tin container that would no longer hold liquids. It served her as an easily grown ...

The first frost is here so now is the time to act to save some of your favorite plants to enjoy indoors through the winter. If you have any annuals or other plants in pots that are still healthy and ...