Mostly grown as annuals, coleus ... stem to make sure no critters follow you home. It can even help to hold a flashlight near the plant to check for fungus gnats. Avoid plants with brown spots ...

To root cuttings, prune the stems just above ... planting it in the ground. Coleus can be added to the landscape in a mass planting or scattered around to add spots of color.

They formed two-foot tall mounds of vivid magenta, coral orange, hot pink and snow-white ... Coleus tolerates heat and humidity but can’t take drought. Although its fleshy stems usually perk ...