Coleus, sun-loving with blended leaf

Blended-color, sun-tolerant coleus makes a bright splash in sunny or shady sites. Their stippled or mottled leaves often take on different hues depending on the amount of sunlight that the plant receives. These easy-care plants thrive in moist, well-drained soil and warm growing conditions.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun,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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Camilla coleus

(Solenostemon 'Camilla') is an heirloom with stippled pink leaves that range from pale pink in shade to deeper rose in the sun. It grows 2 feet tall.
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Florida Sun Jade coleus

(Solenostemon 'Florida Sun Jade') grows in sun or shade with burgundy leaves that blend to a rosy-pink or greenish-yellow center. Leaves are large, but plants remain compact, growing 18 inches tall.
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Glennis coleus

(Solenostemon 'Glennis') has multicolored foliage with dark burgundy leaf edges fading to bronze, chartreuse, or yellow centers. It grows 3 feet tall.
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Henna coleus

(Solenostemon 'Balcenna') delights with its serrated leaves in shades of lime green and copper red with burgundy undersides. It grows 2 feet tall and wide.
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Indian Summer coleus

(Solenostemon 'Balcinsu') features big toothed leaves in earthy shades of green, red, and brown. The colors become most intense with bright light. It grows 2 feet tall.
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Lemon Sunsation coleus

(Solenostemon 'UF06-21-30') has frilly lemon yellow leaves splotched with chartreuse and edged with a thin band of maroon. It is also sold as Lemon Twist. It grows 3 feet tall.
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Mint Mocha coleus

(Solenostemon 'Balcimoa') has deeply lobed, duckfoot-shape green leaves spattered with shades of yellow and red. It grows best in part shade and reaches 28 inches tall and 2 feet wide.
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Moonglow coleus

(Solenostemon 'Moonglow') has golden-lime foliage washed with pink and magenta tones. It grows 3 feet tall.
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Peachy Keen coleus

(Solenostemon 'Peachy Keen') has light green foliage with creamy bands along pink veins. Splotches of magenta also adorn the leaves. It grows 20 inches tall.
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Roaring Fire coleus

(Solenostemon 'Roaring Fire') sports leaves with a blend of green, red, gold, pink, and bronze on the tip and maroon underneath, causing them to glow in sunlight. It grows 3 feet tall.
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Royal Glissade coleus

(Solenostemon 'UF03-8-10') bears bright green, scalloped new growth that ages to rich raspberry and bronze. It has good sun tolerance and grows 3 feet tall.
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Solar Shadow coleus

(Solenostemon 'Solar Shadow') has deep purple-maroon leaf edges blending to a mottled yellow-and-green center. It grows 2 feet tall.
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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