Growing coleus indoors can be a rewarding experience, providing gorgeous foliage that can brighten up any room ...

Coleus varieties range in size from short 8-inch plants to 3-foot-tall giants bursting with colorful leaves. While they do flower, coleus plants are primarily grown for their foliage, ...

Some coleus produce beautiful blue flowers, though, so you might want to stop pinching about six weeks before your expected first frost to enjoy them at the end of the season. HOW DO I KEEP THEM ...

Coleus are often used in the background for foliage, but I think they deserve attention for their bold foliage and ...

All coleus are tolerant of a wide range of soils, whether clay or sandy or rocky. Plant them where your garden has good drainage. Chronically damp soil will damage the roots and kill your plants.

Coleus should be kept rather dry over the winter to avoid rotting their roots. Remember, these are tropical plants that prefer sun and heat. They don’t take kindly to cold, ...

Coleus can be used in garden beds, as an accent plant, as a way to fill post-spring voids in a plant border or grouped as an edging plant, but its primary value is as a container plant.

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.

A: Coleus seeds are pretty easy to get going. I'd recommend starting indoors in a sterile, soil-less seed mixture. You'll get a variety of colors from a standard seed pack and be able to choose ...

David McDonald from "The Jewel Box Garden"'Coral Glo' Garden writer Ray Rogers doesn't live here, but his favorite plant, the coleus, does. In fact, he says, it's perfectly suited to the Pacific ...

Velveteen coleus Light: Sun to part shade Height: 24-34 inches Spread: 12-16 inches USDA Hardiness Zone: 10, summer annual Origin: Africa, Asia and Australia Summer color does not have to… ...