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 ...

Plants brighten up any space, but if you've got a shady patio, it might be hard to find plants that can thrive. Luckily, ...

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, ...

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 ...

The full growth time-lapse of coleus plants which were started from seeds and grew till flowers. We started by sowing 2 tiny coleus seeds to a small pot. Our seeds germinated in about a week and ...

When I was growing up on Brooklyn, my mother always had a plant growing near the living room window. The leaves had some color, but weren't very attractive. After a year or two, the plant would die ...

Slugs, snails, spider mites, mealybugs, whiteflies and occasionally aphids may be challenges under certain conditions. While there are few fungi, bacteria and viruses that affect coleus, there may be ...

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 ...

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 ...

Heat and high humidity are taking their toll on many of our flowering plants, and some are starting to look a little worn out. You might consider trying coleus because it seems to thrive under these ...

I brought in some coleus last fall per your suggestion and am finding the new growth has lost a lot of the vibrant color it had in the garden last year. Is there something I need to do differently to ...

Question. Our coleus plants have developed cottony material on the underside of the leaves and stems. Will this harm the plants, as some appear to be dying? Answer. Regretfully you are now seeing the ...