Coleus plants are easy to care for as long as they're placed in an area that receives bright, indirect light and are in ...

"Coleus," by Ray Rogers (Timber Press, 2008, hardcover $29.95) is a great resource for gardeners who want to find and grow the perfect coleus among the 225 varieties evaluated. July checklist ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice with area gardeners about coleus plants, pruning, nematodes, tomato plants, peach trees, citrus trees, St. Augustine, magnolia trees, sooty mold fungus ...

For example, Select Seeds ( www.selectseeds.com, (800) 684-0395) carries 15 coleus varieties, with leaves that range from peachy 'Alabama Sunset' through lime-green-edged purple-black 'Inky Fingers.' ...

Coleus leaves come in every color but blue, however, their tiny blue or white flowers that cover narrow spikes are inconsequential and drain energy from the plants and are best removed.

The coleus has been a mainstay of American gardens since the late 1800s. The James Vick Seed Company said in its 1889 catalog, “The coleus is the best and cheapest ornamental-leaved plant we ...

If you find a coleus you love and want to be sure you have it again next year, bring the plant in before fall’s first frost and put it near a window, said Baker, then make like Grandma Gert.

While coleus can be considered low-maintenance plants that can fill borders and pots with color, they are very temperature-sensitive. For this reason, they are often grown as part-shade annuals, ...

For decades, the coleus family of annuals has provided that color, but only in the shade where the plants could be protected from the summer sun. But today's new hardy coleus families are bred to ...