Coleus Garden Design
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Coleus garden design. Consider the following pros and cons before planting annuals in your garden. Learn how to care for coleus plants in your garden and discover colorful coleus varieties to add to shady beds sunny borders and containers. Annuals are easy to grow and offer brightly colored flowers for instant impact.
White flower farm plants garden container plants foliage plants plant leaves flowers shade plants leafy plants. Coleus abundantly provide all four design elements and so make excellent choices for memorable container plantings. See more ideas about planting flowers plants shade plants.
This variety is adaptable to full sun conditions where there is high humidity. Under dryer conditions partial shade is recommended to prevent leaf scorching. But this coleus earns the title for another reason.
Apr 11 2012 wonderful foliage bursting with color and adding contrast to gardens and containers. To decide which plants to try in your own garden take a closer look at these popular annuals in our photo gallery. It can really take the heat even in sun.
Morphological characteristics of coleus. The coleus plant height is 50 8ocm and the cultivated seedlings are mostly controlled below 3ocm. They are well suited for containers landscapes and garden accent plants.
Coleus leaves range from one to six inches long and also come in many different shapes and sizes. The essential oils they contain are toxic to dogs cats and other animals. The ember like appearance of the bright coppery orange leaves was inspiration enough for the name campfire.