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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Find out why coleus plants are popular annuals for gardeners and why you should add this easy-care plant to your garden.

Is coleus a perennial that comes back every year? That depends on where you live and how you care for it. Whether tucked into shady garden beds or grown in sun-dappled containers, coleus plants are ...

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 ...

When a gardening buddy told me last week that he had a surprise for me, my mind started racing, trying to figure out what it could be. Don Hanson, my friend, is known for propagating roses from ...

We grow coleus for its fabulous foliage, so once flower buds start to form, pinch them off. Don’t forget coleuses are among the easiest plants to propagate by cutting. Whether you garden in the ...

I added some coleus plants to my garden this year and would like to use them again next year. Can I bring them inside over winter for next year? It is easy to overwinter coleus plants inside at home, ...

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 ...

In the next few weeks I’m going to begin taking cuttings from plants to propagate and grow in the OPC atrium over the winter. At the top of my list is coleus – I think of them as the Joseph’s coats or ...

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 ...