Mar 17, 2025 · New colors and patterns of coleus are introduced regularly including dwarf varieties, trailing types, and big-leaf, upright plants that grow to 3 1/2 feet tall. The blue or white flowers on the mature plant are secondary and many gardeners remove them to encourage more brilliantly colored leaves.

Rosy Dawn Gardens is a family-owned, mail-order retail nursery that specializes in colorful coleus starter plants for the home gardener. Coleus are not a sideline for us. Coleus are all we grow! We have over 200 different varieties from which you may choose.

While true blue coleus plants don't exist, understanding how to work with blue-toned varieties and creating optimal growing conditions allows gardeners to achieve beautiful blue-like effects in their gardens.

Coleus flower in late summer, with blue flower spikes that are often trimmed off for a neater appearance. Though most are bush types, there are trailing varieties as well. Tolerant of sun, shade and heat, coleus is a quick grower that can be massed in the landscape, used as a filler element in a container, or allowed to cascade in a hanging ...

Mar 11, 2025 · Coleus is just what I need to feed my love of leaves. They come in almost every color and pattern one can imagine (not blue, don’t fall for the blue coleus images floating around the internet, they’re not real!), and they can be placed in a wide variety of sun/shade conditions.

Oct 2, 2023 · A charming embodiment of nature’s capacity to combine beauty and functionality, the Plectranthus Neochilus, colloquially known as the Blue Coleus or Lobster Flower, is a noteworthy plant that brings numerous attributes to the botanical table.

Coleus is a well-beloved foliage plant prized for its stunning array of leaf colors, patterns, shapes, and textures. From bold, vivacious hues to eye-catching, parti-colored designs, Coleus adds instantaneous visual interest to shady garden beds, con... Read More.

Sep 17, 2023 · So, if you are looking for an easy to grow plant to keep spice up your garden with its colorful leaves, check out our selection of the most decorative and brightly “painted” coleus to add a dynamic and artistic flair to your flower bed borders, pots, and planters!

Feb 3, 2023 · Today’s selection of coleus, with countless leaf shapes and colors, no longer needs to hide in the shadows. Many coleus varieties take front and center in sunny gardens, too. Coleus vary almost as much in size and growth habit as in color, and you can’t tell just by looking at a starter plant in your hands.

Mar 24, 2024 · Coleus is a genus of plants prized for striking foliage ranging from variegated hot pink and lime green to deep, velvety burgundy. They are low-maintenance, tender perennials in USDA Hardiness Zones 10 to 11 and annuals elsewhere.