Plant Profile

Coleus blumei ( Painted Nettles)

Coleus are  tender perennials planted for their colored, often variegated foliage. They are shade-loving plants.  There are hundreds of coleus cultivars that come in a wide variety of colors, such as red, pink, burgundy, scarlet, gold and many shades of green.

For best foliage color, remove flower buds from your coleus before they have a chance to bloom. These are excellent foliage plants for mixed beds, borders and containers.

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  • By Filo gèn [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
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  • By Mokkie [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
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