Coleus

 


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  •  Coleus Annual

Prized for its vivid and brilliant leaves, coleus is a perennial usually grown as a bedding annual in cold winter climates.  It's also a very popular house plant.

The coarsely toothed, oval leaves come in both single an variegated colors brown, chartreuse, green red, magenta, maroon, orange , yellow, and purple.  Plant outdoors in spring in lightly shaded borders or in containers, and bring cutting indoors to grow in pots during winter.

 

Plant coleus from seeds or cuttings.  With seeds, you get best results by planting indoors in flats.  For best colors, transplant to warn, rich well drained soil that receives strong, indirect light or moderate shade.  Water generously, and feed regularly with high nitrogen fertilizer.

Features: multicolored foliage from spring until frost

Colors: white, yellow, red to pink, copper, dark green to chartreuse, variegated combinations.

Light: full sun to shade

Soil: moist, fertile to poor