Coleus may be better known for its foliage than flowers, but it can still draw hummingbirds to your yard. Find out which varieties to consider planting.

Unlike most coleus, the leaves of Marquee are deeply serrated and long with jagged splashes of color. 'Red Carpet' and 'Special Effects' have central streaks of red surrounded with gold and pale ...

The search for the perfect rusty-orange coleus may have ended with a hot new selection called ‘Campfire.’ It is rare when a plant debuts at the Spring Plant Trials in California and then ...

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, ...

Coleus can be used in garden beds, ... Foliage colors include shades of green, orange and red, sometimes in solid hues or, more likely, in a range of variegation where the leaf center, ...

If I could grow only one coleus, it would be ‘Alabama Sunset,’ which offers changing combinations of chartreuse and red, depending on the amount of sun it receives. It grows well in gardens ...

Coleus likes even moisture best, but in shade will do better with drier soil. In full sun, be sure to give all coleus plenty of water. It may wilt in high heat, but will spring back quickly when ...

Coleus is a member of the mint family, with its […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 59°F. Sunday, June 22nd 2025 e-Edition. Home Page. News. News; Crime and Public Safety; ...

Coleus, Solenostemon scutellariodes, is in the mint family and is related to basil, thyme, oregano, Swedish ivy and peppermint. Roll the stems of any of these in your fingers, ...

David McDonald from "The Jewel Box Garden"'Coral Glo' Garden writer Ray Rogers doesn't live here, but his favorite plant, the coleus, does. In fact, he says, it's perfectly suited to the Pacific ...

New coleus varieties--barely recognizable as the bedding plants popular in Victorian times--seem to just keep getting bigger, bolder and stronger. Today's coleus varieties can take the heat Skip ...