Pairing coleus with plants of different or complementary textures, colors, and shapes helps create layered yards that look professionally designed. Choosing the right companions can turn ordinary ...

Discover how to grow unlimited coleus plants using simple propagation techniques that allow you to multiply vibrant colorful ...

Mostly grown as annuals, coleus are low-maintenance plants with attractive foliage. What makes coleus so popular is its ...

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 ...

Bold, colorful and completely unfazed by the heat, these plants know how to put on a show. When everything else starts to fade under long, hot afternoons, coleus steps in with layers of color and ...

Just as the right patterned fabric or a few throw pillows can make a whole room work, so functions coleus in the garden. It’s hard — impossible? — to think of another plant whose varieties display ...

You don’t need flowers or even a sunny garden to get a ton of color if you grow coleus. You may have heard of these plants before but there are new varieties you haven’t seen before.

July is a difficult month in Bay Area gardens. For a few days, the sun will bake the garden in true summer fashion, and then the fog will rush in, bringing cool, misty weather and a good dose of ...

Coleus is the plant we think we know -- which is exactly why most people haven't caught up with its glamorous modern makeover. A tropical species known for its color-splashed foliage, it was last in ...

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 ...

Question: Our coleus plants are making lots of growth during summer weather. Should we prune them back at this time? Answer: Rains and hot weather push out lots of growth from colorful coleus ...