Coleus, shade-loving trailing

Trailing shade-loving coleus is an easy-to-grow annual foliage plant that adapts well to hanging baskets and container gardens where its sprawling stems can drape over the edge of the planter. You also can plant it in landscape beds where it will intertwine with flowering annuals and perennials to brighten shady nooks.

Light:

Shade

Zones:

2-11

Plant Type:

Annual,Indoor Plant

Plant Height:

1-4 feet tall

Plant Width:

1-3 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Attractive Foliage,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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India Frills coleus

(Solenostemon 'India Frills') has deeply lobed narrow leaves with a chartreuse margin and maroon, magenta, and purple center splash. It grows in part or full shade. It trails to 1 foot.
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Telltale Heart coleus

(Solenostemon 'Telltale Heart') has heart-shape leaves with scalloped green edges and a deep purple-maroon center. It is slow to flower, so it needs little pinching or pruning to maintain its trailing shape. It trails to 18 inches.
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Garden Plans

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Design for a Moon Garden
Colorful Foliage Garden Plan
Garden Plan for Partial Shade
Little Fountain Garden Plan
Shade-Loving Container Garden Plan

Propagation

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Seed
Stem Cuttings