Position your plant where it will get plenty of light but in summer move it out of strong sunlight as this will cause leaf ...

Coleus may be better known for its foliage than flowers, but it can still draw hummingbirds to your yard. Find out which ...

It has been almost a decade since the arrival of the Kong coleus, with its gigantic leaves and psychedelic array of colors, caused heads to turn. Now Kong Junior is the shade plant that’s ...

As foliage plants go, nothing beats easy growing Coleus for its exotic and brilliantly coloured leaves.

There are endless possibilities for breeding coleus plants with wildly creative leaf colors and shapes. Home propagators can start with a windowsill.

Ornamental sweet potatoes offer black and chartreuse foliage and there are many coleus selections with dramatic dark leaves. One of the most interesting choices is the black flowered petunia.

On the sunniest Deep South day, wisely planted under the dark green backdrop of a shady tree, a clump of coleus will shimmer with most all the pinks and greens and yellows of other flowers ...

Coleus can be grown in garden beds and even as house plants, but are often used to best advantage in containers where their electrifying colors and attention-grabbing leaf shapes complement a ...

The dark colors take more sun and the light colors will do best in a little shade to minimize leaf scorch.

Depending on the cultivar, coleus can have vibrant red or bright green and white heart-shaped leaves. Coleus can grow in full or partial shade, so it’ll add a pop of color to a dark location ...

Elephant ears are exactly that — huge leaves that look like the ears of a pachyderm. Seek out the dark varieties like black magic for a startling effect in the shade of a partial-shade garden. These ...