There are endless possibilities for breeding coleus plants with wildly creative leaf colors and shapes. Home propagators can start with a windowsill.

This plant has opposite, simple leaves on four-angled stems. They are often blotched with various colours and patterns. Coleus plants have a bushy and upright growth habit. The plant is easy to grow ...

Breeders have been toying with shapes, patterns, colors and light needs, and like a pigeonholed actor, coleus is poised for its big break in the sun.

These cool cultivars are easy to grow in the ground or containers, will grow in sun or shade, and are easy to propagate, too.

The Garden Guy swears by ColorBlaze Mini Me coleus, saying it will thrive in sun or shade. Its vibrant color will go with whatever colors you want to combine.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida such as the best durable, colorful plants to add to your flower beds.

Multiplying your coleus plants is simpler than you might think. In an interview with House Digest, our houseplant expert provides these propagation tips.

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For Sun coleus varieties, full morning sun is ideal, and plants can take some afternoon sun if watered more often. Use the vivid leaf colours and patterns to add colour to a predominantly foliage ...

The turnaround came with the introduction of Coleus ‘Kong’ with its huge, multicoloured leaves twice the size of normal coleus. Next in line was the Sun coleus range for growing in full sun or ...

More modern iterations of the Coleus plant are sometimes labelled “Sun-Coleus”. While I’ve never grown Coleus in full, direct-sunlight, I have pushed the limits with about 4-6 hours to great ...