Create a spectacular display in your shade garden with coleus' colorful leaves. This easy-growing annual makes a great houseplant, too.
20 Top New Red, Orange, & Yellow Annuals for 2009
These new-for-2009 annuals offer bright, beautiful flowers on easy-care plants that will fill your garden with warm, summery colors.
"… presence in the landscape Grow them with: Coleus in shade or dusty miller or licorice plant … Horticultural, www.simplybeautifulgardens.com Coleus are sure-fire picks for adding dramatic … with: A dark-leafed, sun-loving coleus Name: Tagetes 'Summer Splash' Growing …"
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… outdoors in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Stem cuttings root quickly in water and make attractive houseplants. Plant coleus wherever you want an attractive foliage accent. Keep plants pinched back to encourage bushiness.
… leaf change in the fall. Zones 5-9. With the hundreds of coleus available, it's hard to believe that a new one can offer … For instant chartreuse gratification, look no further than Coleus 'The Line'. This quick-growing annual is happy in containers …
… annuals in a glass of water. Impatiens, coleus , begonias, and geraniums will soon begin … mix almost up to the lowest leaves. 1. Coleus makes a colorful houseplant. In late … to have new plants for the garden. 2. Coleus cuttings root quickly in water. Strip …
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You're just a snip away from new plants. Don't believe us? Just take a look at our almost foolproof tips for starting new plants from cuttings. Promise not to tell anyone? The secret can be summed up in one word: coleus .
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26 Top New Blue, Pink, & Purple Annuals for 2009
… presence in the landscape Grow them with: Coleus in shade or dusty miller or licorice plant … flowers and variegate foliage Grow it with: Coleus or torenia for even more interest in shady … foliage such as golden pineapple sage or coleus Name: Antirrhinum 'Bronze Dragon' Growing …
… 2 B. Lantana 'Lucky White' -- 4 C. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Dappled Dawn') -- 1 D. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Dark Frills') -- 2 E … Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum') -- 2 B. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Sun Velvet Red') -- 3 …
Easy Recipes for Window Boxes in Shade
… Silver Falls' -- 6 A mix of four types of coleus , each tall and in a unique color combination … center stage in this window box. A. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Stained Glassworks Copper … grass ( Xerophyllum tenax ) -- 2 D. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'True Red') -- 1 E …
Easy, All-Foliage Container Garden Recipes
… Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum') -- 1 B. Coleus ( Solenosemon 'Penney') -- 2 C. Sweet … container of fine foliage. Here, a variety of coleus create drama and impact without a single bloom. A. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Kiwi Fern') -- 1 B …
Create Bold, Dramatic Container Gardens
… Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum') -- 2 B. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Glennis') -- 2 C … complemented by the yellow-green shades of coleus , lantana, and osteospermum. Place plants … Thunbergia alata 'Suzie hybrids') -- 2 B. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Goldie') -- 1 C …
Recipes for Beautiful Container Gardens
… underused) foliage plant. Look for plants such as coleus or elephant's ears to make your plantings … lantana), and "spiller plant" (trailing coleus ). A. Lantana 'New Gold' -- 1 B. Coleus ( Solenostemon 'Stained Glassworks Trailing …
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