Add a Ton of Easy Growing Color with Coleus

Coleus comes in a wide variety of colors and leaf sizes and is very easy to grow and care for. Learn how to add a ton of easy growing color with coleus in this video by Better Homes and Gardens:

Coleus is a tropical annual provides interest from its attractive foliage, so it looks good all the time. You don’t have to worry about it going in or out of bloom.

Traditionally, coleus are shade plants. Most have variegated leaves in a variety of colors. Some, such as the Under the Sea series, have fantastically shaped leaves as well. Lime Shrimp, for example, offers lime green leaves with dark purple highlights. In the shade, grow coleus with other shade-loving plants such as begonias, impatiens and torenia.

Newer varieties of coleus have been bred to thrive in full sun as well as shade. Big Red Judy, for example, is a stunner that can get almost four feet tall and offers red-purple leaves in full sun. Keystone Kopper is another newer variety that has unique orange-bronze leaves.

Try growing coleus with your favorites annuals such as lantana, petunias and geraniums. They perform beautifully in the ground or in containers.