Coleus
Create a spectacular display in your shade garden with coleus' colorful leaves. This easy-growing annual makes a great houseplant, too.
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Grow Coleus in Your Garden… easy growing color to your landscape with coleus . This tropical annual provides interest ..... looks good all the time. Traditionally, coleus are plants with a shade. Most have varied ..... purple highlights. In the shade, grow coleus with other shade loving plants such as …
-Add a ton of easy growing color to your landscape with coleus . This tropical annual provides interest from its attractive foliage so you don't have to worry about it going in or out of bloom. It looks good all the time. Traditionally, coleus are plants with a shade. Most have varied [unk] of leaves and a variety of colors. Some, such as the Under the Sea series has fantastically shaped leaves as well. Lime [unk], for example, offers lime green leaves with dark purple highlights. In the shade, grow coleus with other shade loving plants such as begonias and patience and torenia. Newer variety of coleus have been bred to thrive in full sun as well as shade. Big Red Judy, for example, is a stunner that can get almost four feet tall and offers red-purple leaves in full sun. Keystone Copper is another newer variety that has unique orange-bronze leaves. Grow some loving coleus with your favorite annuals such as lantana, petunias and geraniums. They perform beautifully on the ground or in containers. -
Coleus… 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.
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Beautiful Annual Flowers for Summer… are some of our favorite annuals for adding to your garden. Coleus tops our list because its color comes from the leaves, not ..... Lots of varieties are very good, too. Most old fashioned coleus need some shade from the hot afternoon sun, but newer varieties …
Here are some of our favorite annuals for adding to your garden. Coleus tops our list because its color comes from the leaves, not the flowers. The plant appears in nearly every color from lime green to rich purple. Lots of varieties are very good, too. Most old fashioned coleus need some shade from the hot afternoon sun, but newer varieties can handle full Sunday. Lantana is one of the most heat -
Chartreuse in the Garden… 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 …
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Great Container Gardens… 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 …
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Top Annual Flowers to Grow in the Shade… ideas for tackling shade and other landscape problems. Coleus Grow coleus for its fantastic foliage -- there are hundreds of ..... catching combinations by growing a few varieties of coleus together -- or complement your favorite flowers with …
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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 …
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Create Bold, Dramatic Container Gardens… on. A. Begonia 'Bayou Pink': 3 B. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Christmas Candy'): 2 ..... your eye and are brought together by a coleus that blends the two colors. A dracaena ..... Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie'): 1 C. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Private Dancer …
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Recipes for Beautiful Container Gardens… foliage plant. Look for plants such as coleus or elephant's ears to make your plantings ..... Zinnia 'Profusion Orange': 1 C. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Wild Lime'): 1 Have ..... Verbena 'Superbena Purple': 3 C. Coleus (Solenostemon 'Mississippi Summer …
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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 …
