Coleus

Coleus was a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. In recent classifications, the genus is no longer recognized, and the formerly included species are instead placed in the genera Plectranthus and Solenostemon. Because the type species, Coleus amboinicus (Plectranthus amboinicus) is now placed in Plectranthus, Coleus is regarded as a synonym of Plectranthus. The term "coleus" is often used as a common name for species formerly placed in the genus Coleus that are cultivated as ornamental plants, particularly Coleus blumei (Plectranthus scutellarioides), which is popular as a garden plant for its brightly colored foliage.

Selected species

Coleus blumei = Coleus scutellarioides = Plectranthus scutellarioides

Coleus amboinicus = Plectranthus amboinicus

Coleus barbatus = Plectranthus barbatus

Coleus caninus = Plectranthus caninus

Coleus edulis = Plectranthus edulis

Coleus esculentus = Plectranthus esculentus

Coleus forskohlii = Plectranthus barbatus

Coleus rotundifolius = Plectranthus rotundifolius

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Plant to ponder: Coleus

The Ledger 24 Jun 2019

Native from China to Australia, coleus (Plectranthus scutellaroides) is a heavily hybridized, herbaceous perennial with a 4 to 5-year lifespan. Available in a rainbow of varieties from 1 to 3 feet tall, coleus excels in light shade but tolerates sun if irrigated regularly and kept mulched. Propagate with warm-season cuttings. ... ....

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Great Gardening - Central Texas: Colorful coleus is easy to grow, adds beauty to your landscape

TDT News 23 Jun 2019

Oh, how I love coleus! I love the beautiful variety of colors of the leaves of this annual ... When the blooms of spring begin to fade, coleus is just beginning its glory to boast forward for the rest of the summer till the first freeze. Coleus, Coleus blumei, is not a new plant, but there may be new cultivars....

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Coleus is a colorful easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plant

Tyler Morning Telegraph 20 Jun 2019

Coleus, popular for brightly colored, variegated leaves, can be an excellent addition to an indoor or outdoor garden ... Technically, coleus is a tender perennial but is usually grown as an annual plant ... For something different in the darker shade areas of the garden, try the bright foliage markings and variegations of coleus....

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Start your containers now by growing coleus from cuttings

Daily Herald 04 Apr 2019

If you kept a coleus from last year's garden as a houseplant, you can still start cuttings for transplanting outside if you would like to increase the numbers of plants ... ....

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Balcony gardening with colourful coleus

Independent online (SA) 24 Dec 2018

Also known as “flame nettle” and “painted leaf,” this ground cover offers a beautiful array of colours purely in its foliage ... ....

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Gardening: Coleus, the Hawaiian shirt of plants

Detroit news 20 Sep 2018

At the top of my list is coleus – I think of them as the Joseph’s coats or Hawaiian shirts of the plant world. Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides) is a genus of some 60 species of evergreen, bushy, erect-to-spreading sub-shrubby perennials that originated in the forests of tropical Asia and Africa....

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'Coleus Pallet' is this week's garden photo winner

Detroit news 17 Aug 2018

a wood pallet ... "I began just using coleus and fell in love," said Rizzo in an email ... Rizzo's photo, "Coleus Pallet," is this week's winner of the Homestyle Garden Photo Contest ... .......

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ON GARDENING: Kong Junior, a monster coleus of living color for the garden

Daytona Beach News-Journal 07 Aug 2018

It has five years ago most of us first saw Kong Junior coleuses in trials across the country ... This is a coleus you can truly design around.Five years ago, I was partial to the Kong Junior Lime Vein which is a dark magenta with lime green variegation, and the Kong Junior Green Halo that is a combination of chartreuse .......

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Garden Guru: Kong Junior a monster coleus

Bluffton Today 01 Aug 2018

It was five years ago that most of us first saw Kong Junior coleus in trials across the country ... This is a coleus you can truly design around.Five years ago, I was partial to the Kong Junior Lime Vein, which is a dark magenta with lime green variegation, and the Kong Junior Green Halo that is a combination of .......

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How to cut coleus for transplants

Orlando Sentinel 27 Jul 2018

Question. We planted a few colorful coleus in our flower beds and would like to make more from the now long shoots. Is starting them from cutting hard to do? Answer. In about a month or so, you can have more coleus transplants for the landscape. These are one of the easiest plants to start from... ....

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Abundant coleus display gets no extra fertilizer

Quad-City Times 22 Jul 2018

One look at the lush, overflowing pot of coleus plants that Judy Laird entered in this year's container garden contest at the Rock Island County Fair, and everyone wants to know what her secret is ... ....

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Gardening for the Record: Looking for some garden color? Try coleus

Fort Smith Times Record 12 Jul 2018

Coleus is an often-overlooked plant that can add instant pizzazz to the garden.It has come a long way since Victorian days when its basically green foliage was highly desirable for shade gardens and parlor containers.Thanks to breeders and gardeners’ love for color, coleus ......

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