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There are endless possibilities for breeding coleus plants with wildly creative leaf colors and shapes. Home propagators can start with a windowsill.

In less than a year, I’d propagated all three of those plants – and bought a whole lot more, growing into a total of more than 100 succulents! Along the way, I made a lot of mistakes.

The plants that I am thinking of for this article are coleus and they are easy to grow and propagate. There are many coleus cultivars for sunny and/or partially shady locations.

Henna, a plant-based dye, has been used for centuries, dating back to the 7th century BC. Initially used for body art, it soon became a popular choice for conditioning hair and providing rich color.

Henna is a big, sturdy plant that grows up to 2 feet tall. Like other coleus varieties, it thrives in summer’s heat, adapts to almost any kind of soil, and provides months of carefree color.

Henna hair dye is a natural option for colouring grey hair without chemicals. Sourced from the Lawsonia inermis plant, it provides a deep red-brown hue and conditions the hair.

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Plants The coleus craze continues With their interesting leaf shapes and textures, brilliant colors and cool textures, coleus offers scads of choices for your benches.

Plants The coleus craze continues With their interesting leaf shapes and textures, brilliant colors and cool textures, coleus offers scads of choices for your benches.

This round one match-up in the annuals region features the Coleus versus the Osteo. Tune in to Everyday Northwest all month long to see which plant will be crowned 2024 Plant Madness champion.