(Solenostemon 'Apocalypse') has maroon leaves with a contrasting yellowish-green edge. The deeply scalloped leaves grow on upright plants 16-24 inches tall. It grows best in full to medium shade.

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 ...

The word chaos is about to have a new meaning for your landscape. Webster says it is extreme confusion or disorder. Your first thought may be your garden. In my case chaos best describes my office and ...

Just as the right patterned fabric or a few throw pillows can make a whole room work, so functions coleus in the garden. It’s hard — impossible? — to think of another plant whose varieties display ...

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 ...

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 ...

Heat and high humidity are taking their toll on many of our flowering plants, and some are starting to look a little worn out. You might consider trying coleus because it seems to thrive under these ...

Last year, I became a coleus convert. Walking up a gentle incline to an ornamentals exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden one day in September, I rounded a corner by the garden cafe to confront ...

I came upon some coleus. But not just any coleus, a glorious coleus. An overflowing profusion of color. Each leaf was a leaf within a leaf. Each primordial pink eruption surrounded by a heart-shaped ...

July is a difficult month in Bay Area gardens. For a few days, the sun will bake the garden in true summer fashion, and then the fog will rush in, bringing cool, misty weather and a good dose of ...

These coleus plant care tips will give you plenty of stunning foliage to enjoy in both sun or shade. Native to Malaysia and Southeast Asia, coleus is a pretty foliage plant that glows up containers or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Solenostemon 'Copper Glow') has burnt orange to coppery leaves with a narrow band of gold around the scalloped leaf margins. It ...