Definition of COLEUS

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Caladiums are excellent for shady areas and combine beautifully with ferns, begonias, torenia, liriope, impatiens, hosta and coleus. — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, "Plant these vegetables in April, and other garden tips," 7 Apr. 2019 When selecting coleus, ask for the sun-tolerant types for the open areas. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Red blooms turn out to be blood lilies," 22 June 2019 Use begonias, coleus, or caladium for color in the shade. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, "How to control weeds in your summer lawn and garden," 28 June 2019 As for houseplants, Emmons recommends any type of ivy (English ivy is his favorite), philodendron, wandering Jew, purple passion, and coleus. — Emily Main, Good Housekeeping, "How To Grow Thriving Houseplants In Water," 23 June 2017 Leafy tropicals and other foliage plants including begonias, caladiums, coleus, cannas, ferns, dracaenas and philodendrons can be used for dramatic effect in the shade container. — Adrian Higgins, sacbee, "Container culture – these pots do lots | The Sacramento Bee," 11 May 2018 The appeal of coleus comes from the color of its foliage: lots of variation of maroon, green and golden including patterns on the leaves. — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, "What to plant now for serious garden color," 30 Mar. 2018 Now is a good time to plant warm-season bedding plants, including pentas, begonia, blue daze, coleus, caladium, lantana, torenia and angelonia, that will provide colorful flowers until the end of summer. — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, "7 gifts for those whose homes have too much stuff," 26 Mar. 2018 Silver falls’ is a wonderful pot spiller and annual coleus adds great color in the garden, too. — OregonLive.com, "Geeking out with the gardener behind Plant Nerd Night," 14 Feb. 2018

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