Coleus

Coleus are easy-to-grow landscape plants, admired for their colorful foliage. At one time, coleus were suitable only for shady areas, but newer cultivars can be planted in the full sun. Color choices range from bright lime green to deep chocolately purple.

UF/IFAS Sites

• New Cultivar Releases: Coleus
• Plant Photos Index "C" (has many varieties of Coleus)

UF/IFAS Publications

• Coleus Finds Its Place in the Sun (PDF)
• Coleus x hybridus Coleus

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Coleus Cuttings

Other Sites

• Chocolate Mint Coleus Offers Incredible Beauty--Mississippi State University Office of Agricultural Communications
• Coleus--Clemson Extension
• Coleus: A Colorful Addition--University of Illiois Extension
• Coleus Finder--coleusfinder.org
• The Color of Coleus--Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service (PDF)
• The Colorful Chaos of Coleus--University of Illinois Extension
• HortAnswers: Coleus--University of Illinois Extension
• Landscape Plant Feature: Kong Coleus--Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
• The New Coleus--University of Vermont Extension
• Yard Need Color? Plant Coleus--Jacksonville.com (FL)