My collection of Coleus.

I am not much of a collector of plants since my theory is, if I see a plant I like, I buy it. But, when it comes to coleus, I am always looking for new varieties to add to my collection. There are so many different shapes, sizes, and colors of these plants that it makes it fun to collect them.

My current crop of coleuses came through the cold weather last week with no damage. Coleus grow year around in South Florida but the occasional cold snap is no friend of this beautiful plant and they can suffer damage.

New to my collection this year is this one called “Fishnet Stocking” and very fast becoming my favorite.

Oxblood

Pineapple speckles

Chocolate drop

See more pictures in my other blog, The Viewfinder

I am wild and crazy about my Coleus.

OK I know, I am overdoing my posting about Coleus, but they are for this year my favorite plant. I am growing them all over my garden and the color and contrast it gives the garden is fantastic. This past year our winter was very mild so all my plants came thru and I didn’t loose one.

The best thing about Coleus is how easy they are to propagate from a small cutting you can have a beautiful plant in weeks.

Some of my plants take a hit from the afternoon Florida sun. That is why I am putting many in containers and moving them to areas of the garden where they get some shade.

The flowers are not that attractive so I remove them to get better looking leaves ( the reason why we own Coleus)

Except for this one, the flowers are as good looking as the plant.