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 ...

It's no wonder gardeners want to propagate coleus. This gorgeous plant is known for its colorful foliage, and you'll find stunning and unusual dark colors of coleus. Depending on where it's grown, ...

Coleus plants are easy-to-grow, versatile and popular among backyard gardeners. If you’re not yet growing this amazing and beautiful foliage plant, let me tell you why you should start. Gardeners are ...

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 ...

Coleus shows its versatility in this photo taken at the home of Ken Krumwiede, Davenport. Although it's growing in a container along with a dragon-wing begonia (red flowers), Persian shield (purple ...