(Solenostemon 'Apocalypse') has maroon leaves with a contrasting yellowish-green edge. The deeply scalloped leaves grow on upright plants 16-24 inches tall. It grows best in full to medium shade.

Gardeners are not doomed to boring, colorless garden plants for shady areas. Shade plants are more colorful and interesting ...

The color of Henna coleus varies with the amount of light the plants receive. The top of the foliage is golden in full sun and more chartreuse brushed with burgundy when plants are grown in the shade.

Whether tucked into shady garden beds or grown in sun-dappled containers, coleus plants are loved for their bold, colorful foliage. But when colder weather rolls in, many gardeners start to wonder: ...

Coleus is considered the "comeback kid" or more accurately, the comeback garden plant. When I was growing up, it was a popular plant but then you did not hear much about coleus for a long time. Today, ...

Any “best of” shade list has to begin with hostas. This hardy plant is known for adding texture and color. While some hostas tolerate sun, those grown in partial shade usually produce the best-looking ...

Just like people, plants can re-invent themselves, and none more dramatically than coleus. Once regarded as purely a shade plant, the new generation of coleus thrive in sun or semi shade, with leaves ...

There is shade and then there is shade. And there is sun and then there is sun. This is a tautological lesson I continue to learn, and the most recent teacher has been some of the new coleus plants.

Move over, impatiens, and make way for coleus. A decade or two ago, impatiens were the most widely planted shade-loving plant in the annual garden. But the downy mildew fungus quickly caused Impatiens ...

While waiting impatiently for the weather to warm and the soil to dry enough to walk on, I’ve been going over my records from last year’s collection of plants I used in the display garden at the ...