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 plants are easy to establish and don’t need fussy care or much more attention than watering. You should keep your eye ...

Coleus is one of the easiest plants to save and overwinter, but there are different methods for saving your favorites.

Question: Our coleus plants are making lots of growth during summer weather. Should we prune them back at this time? Answer: Rains and hot weather push out lots of growth from colorful coleus plant… ...

There are only a few annual plants that thrive in a shady garden spot; one of them is Kong Mosaic coleus (Plectranthus scutellarioides). Kong Mosaic has remarkably large leaves — 5 to 7 inches ...

Coleus is one of the easiest plants to save and overwinter, but there are different methods for saving your favorites.

The Kong Junior coleus varieties allow you to create lush foliage partnerships in the tropical-style garden as understory plants to tall bananas, and gingers or with colorful impatiens that will ...

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 ...

It has been almost a decade since the arrival of the Kong coleus, with its gigantic leaves and psychedelic array of colors, caused heads to turn. Now Kong Junior is the shade plant that’s ...

Each year, I grow two planters on either side of an east-facing entryway to my front door. They're mostly in the shade. I tried 'Kong' coleus, but they broke off due to wind. Do you have any ...

Coleus plants are easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plants. They are almost foolproof when grown in well-drained landscape beds or containers and consistently watered through dry periods.

My favorite fertilizer for coleus is a 12-6-6. A pre-plant fertilizer followed by light monthly applications will keep the plants growing well.