Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An adorable hummingbird sitting on a branch - Cavan Images/Getty Images Coleus is mainly grown for its colorful foliage and not ...

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: ...

Every Texas garden needs a splash of color. For decades, the coleus family of annuals has provided that color, but only in the shade where the plants could be protected from the summer sun. But ...

Coleus comes in a huge variety of colors, patterns, and leaf shapes. - Lovelypeace/Getty Images It's no wonder gardeners want to propagate coleus. This gorgeous plant is known for its colorful foliage ...

New coleus varieties--barely recognizable as the bedding plants popular in Victorian times--seem to just keep getting bigger, bolder and stronger. Wasabi is one of the newest kids on the block. A ...

It’s what we all want: something that grows well anywhere in the yard or garden, looks terrific, and can stand the heat of our Gulf Coast summers. Gardening expert Bill Finch says the answer is coleus ...

Gardeners are a curious, rebellious group. We thrive on the exotic and tend to avoid plants that are either familiar, easy to grow, or both. How else to explain the relative absence of coleus from our ...

If you're looking for a beautiful and affordable way to fill the bare spots in your flower beds, this colorful plant will ...

The word chaos is about to have a new meaning for your landscape. Webster says it is extreme confusion or disorder. Your first thought may be your garden. In my case chaos best describes my office and ...

Garden writer Ray Rogers doesn't live here, but his favorite plant, the coleus, does. In fact, he says, it's perfectly suited to the Pacific Northwest. The plant, known for its foliage, is ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Coleus is a ...