For spots with muted green shrubs, add multicolored coleus with striking leaf patterns ... my favorite is the 'Wizard Rose,' with a deep red center surrounded by a cream border and a green ...

Coleus is a member of the mint family ... “Bipolar By Golly” — Pale lavender with red and yellow speckles; 28 inches tall. “Kaleidoscope” — Lemon yellow with outlandish streaks ...

For an unusual plant, I can highly recommend this red variety ... most varieties tolerating shady spots. 'While they do ...

If I could grow only one coleus, it would be ‘Alabama Sunset,’ which offers changing combinations of chartreuse and red, depending on the amount of sun it receives. It grows well in gardens ...

While you can still find ‘garden variety’ coleus—usually variegated with some combination of red and green—dogged ... Other new variegations include spots, swirls, ruffles and contrasting ...

Coleus is a member of the mint family ... "Bipolar By Golly"-- Pale lavender with red and yellow speckles; 28 inches tall. "Kaleidoscope"-- Lemon yellow with outlandish streaks of red ...

When Vincent van Gogh wanted to study the play among pure red and rusty orange and lime green and blue, he painted a coleus ... plant them in deeply shady spots after mid-April and make sure ...

Coleus can be added to the landscape in a mass planting or scattered around to add spots of color. It is really a matter of personal preference, so take some time to place them in the landscape ...