Coleus

Paint your garden with colorful leaves! Called mayana by local gardeners, Coleus plants are famous for their bright colors that come in green, pink, yellow, maroon and red. Add to that the variety of foliage forms and sizes that you can choose from and you've got a an absolute rainbow available for those shadier parts of the garden. The dwarf varieties that grow to about 6-12 inches tall are great for colorful borders, or use the taller varieties growing to as tall as 3 feet for background planting.  

Let your imagination fly and create wonders out of these beauties! Mix and match with your flowers to enhance and brighten your garden. It will also make a nice low-maintenance houseplant as long as it receives sufficient light and water. Although they are heat-tolerant and may be exposed to full sun, their colors will be more intense in shaded or partial sun areas where they would require less water. Pinching or cuttings to your plants will also make it bushier. Make sure to cut flower stems to give it a long life – as they die after the flowers bloom.  

 Propagating your Coleus collection by cuttings is as equally easy as sowing the seeds. Seeds are inexpensive and are readily available in many different colors. The Coleus plants are especially striking when they are planted in pots or containers. They require a light, sterile, quick-draining potting mix to produce a vibrant look and best leaf colors. Use PLANTASTIC Soil-less Potting Mix as replacement for ordinary garden soil to provide these plants the best growing environment when grown in pots.

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