Coleus are hugely popular plants that are grown for their highly decorative and vivid foliage. They are versatile plants and can be added to summer bedding schemes, used as a great container plant for ...

Every Texas garden needs a splash of color. For decades, the coleus family of annuals has provided that color, but only in the shade where the plants could be protected from the summer sun. But ...

Q: Can I grow some of my coleus inside in a pot through the winter? I believe that they’ll do well inside. My mama and grandma said they would. Helen Hadden, Haralson County A: Coleus foliage is ...

As the weather cools and the leaves begin to change color, our planters may need a refresh for the season. This is the time to welcome in some deeper warm colors to complement all of the colorful ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Coleus is a ...

Coleus is considered the "comeback kid" or more accurately, the comeback garden plant. When I was growing up, it was a popular plant but then you did not hear much about coleus for a long time. Today, ...

A green backdrop of shrubs is beautiful with colorful plants growing in front of them, and in shady locations, colorful plants brighten up the area. The plants that I am thinking of for this article ...

As summer ends, the coleus is at its peak. These plants are known for their beautiful foliage color versus flowers. It's hard to watch my coleus plants die after the first frost. Thankfully, coleus is ...

It wasn’t long ago I drove through historic Madison, Ga., and I dug out my cell phone calling my wife to tell her I had found the place I wanted to live. I had not met the first person but That same ...

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