When Vincent van Gogh wanted to study the play among pure red and rusty orange and lime green and blue, he painted a coleus. It’s a plant grown just for the mottled leaves, easy to find in any ...

and eye-catching shapes (ruffles, frills, and more). Breeding advances also mean that the plant ... coleus options. It sports deeply toothed, narrow leaves with green margins, burgundy strips, and ...

If you’ve already befriended coleus, you might think of it as a stalwart plant that ushers color—typically a bit of red and green ... swirls, ruffles and contrasting edges: Lime green ...

Some have just the right blend of red and white foliage for the festive season. Now, don’t get me wrong. Coleus won’t dethrone the reigning queen of Christmas plants — poinsettias — any ...

Pull a few weeds, plant a few bulbs ... reliable color and a unique texture. Red Head: This one shows up on the list of just about everyone who grows coleus. A beast of a grower, I planted ...

Henna coleus (a multi-cored version of the popular plant grown for its foliage) and Fireworks pennisetum (a variegated type of purple fountain grass with streaks of red added to the color palette).

Summer color does not have to be restricted to flowers; a plant’s foliage can be just as colorful and last all season long. A good example is coleus. Velveteen coleus (Solenostemon ...

Plants with beautiful foliage are often overlooked as landscape ... and this perennial will make a statement wherever you put it. Coleus “Red Ruffles”: Coleus has become the darling of the gardener ...

For decades, the coleus family of annuals has provided that color, but only in the shade where the plants could be protected ... Wizard Rose,' with a deep red center surrounded by a cream border ...

Coleus are rapid growing plants during the warmer months ... Leaves are blotched, streaked or blended with green, red, yellow, orange and maroon variations to attract plenty of attention.

Call it old-fashioned, but today's coleus isn't the same ... In hues of green, cream, red, purple, burgundy and pink, the leafy, herbaceous plants were prized for their almost infinite ...

The Athens Select plants being introduced for 2003 include a Ruellia "Ragin' Cajun" named for its fiery red petunia-shaped flowers, and Coleus "Red Ruffles," an improved form of a sun-loving ...