(Coleus, ColorBlaze® Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Proven Winners offers their most popular and reliable coleus varieties under the Colorblaze® trademark. Plants in the series include Alligator Tears, Royal Glissade, Dark Star, Kingswood Torch, LifeLime, 'Sedona', and Dipt in Wine.

Grown for their lush, colorful foliage, cultivated coleus are selections and hybrids of Solenostemon scutellarioides, a bushy, evergreen, tender perennial from tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Coleus are usually used as annuals.

The fuzzy, bluntly...

(Coleus, Curly Coleus, Painted Nettle)

The colorful ruffled leaves of Curly Series coleus are densely borne on bushy compact plants. These vegetatively propagated cultivars were introduced in the United States by GroLink Plant Company, Oxnard, California.

Grown for their lush, flamboyant foliage, cultivated coleus are selections and hybrids of Solenostemon scutellarioides, a bushy, evergreen, tender perennial from tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Coleus are typically used as annuals.

Grow Curly coleus in partial to...

(Coleus, Ducksfoot Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Coleus in the Ducksfoot Series are named for the shape of their small, colorful, deeply lobed leaves. These vegetatively propagated cultivars were introduced by Hatchett Creek Farms, Gainesville, Florida.

Grown for their lush, flamboyant foliage, cultivated coleus are selections and hybrids of Solenostemon scutellarioides, a bushy, evergreen, tender perennial from tropical regions of Southeast Asia. Coleus are typically used as annuals.

Grow Ducksfoot coleus in partial to light...

(Coleus, Florida Sun Jade Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Offering superb sun tolerance and flamboyant foliage, this cultivar of a long-popular tender perennial from Southeast Asia was selected by the Ball Horticultural Company. Paired along bright green stems, the oval to nearly heart-like leaves are burgundy Leaf edges are scalloped and light yellow; the leaf center is a splattering of magenta, green and yellow. This tall, bushy plant grows as a shrubby evergreen where hardy. In warm weather it bears spikes of tiny blue flowers that attract butterflies....

(Coleus, Florida Sun Lava Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Offering superb sun tolerance and flamboyant foliage, 'Florida Sun Lava' is a long-popular tender perennial from Southeast Asia that was selected by the Ball Horticultural Company. Paired along yellow-green stems, the lance-shaped leaves are reddish bronze and edged in intense orange. The edges are also scalloped. This tall, bushy plant grows as a shrubby evergreen where hardy. In warm weather it bears spikes of tiny blue flowers that attract butterflies. This cultivar is available only as plants...

(Coleus, Florida Sun Rose Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Offering superb sun tolerance and flamboyant foliage, 'Florida Sun Rose' is a long-popular tender perennial from Southeast Asia that was selected by the Ball Horticultural Company. Paired along dark red stems, the oval leaves are burgundy and edges are wavy-toothed and banded with an electric tone of rose. Speckles of green and burgundy appear and in high heat light yellow and pink are possible. This upright, bushy plant grows as a shrubby evergreen where hardy. In warm weather it bears spikes of...

(Coleus, Florida Sun Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Offering terrific sun tolerance and flamboyant foliage, these cultivars of a long-popular tender perennial from Southeast Asia were selected by the Ball Horticultural Company. They are available only as plants (cuttings).

These tall and bushy plants offer a decorative choice of leaf colors. Leaves are typically tapered ovals with scalloped edges. Colors are mostly burgundy and red tones with various edges or splatterings of green or yellow. Color intensity increases with sunlight. Spikes of...

(Coleus, Florida Sun Splash Coleus, Painted Nettle)

Offering superb sun tolerance and flamboyant foliage, 'Florida Sun Splash' is a long-popular tender perennial from Southeast Asia that was selected by the Ball Horticultural Company. Paired along green stems, the broadly lance-like leaves have a dark red core that turns to salmon-red as it bleeds out to the yellow edges. The edge is also ruffled and scalloped. This upright bushy plant grows as a shrubby evergreen where hardy. In warm weather it bears spikes of tiny blue flowers that attract butterflies....

(Coleus)

A vibrant mix of eight different coleus varieties, Giant Exhibition Mix offers wild season-long color to shaded garden spaces. The somewhat large-leaved plants are compact reaching only a little over a foot tall.

Coleus are popular bushy tender perennials that are planted for their spectacularly colored, often variegated foliage. They are shade-loving and originate from southeast Asia. Where hardy, they grow as upright to mounding evergreen shrubs. There are hundreds of coleus cultivars that...

(Coleus, Kong Coleus, Painted Nettle)

The name "Kong" should say it all. This series of coleus have enormous leaves. Coleus are popular tender perennials that are planted for their spectacularly colored, often variegated, foliage. They are shade-loving and originate from southeast Asia. Where hardy, they will grow as upright to mounding evergreen shrubs. Members of the Kong Series come in a wide variety of colors, such as rose, scarlet and green.

Coleus grow best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil and partial shade. Where summers...