Faded badly last year in a lot of sun. Color was much nicer this year with more shade than sun.
This coleus can grow rather large, and the bright green color makes quite a statement. I've found it to be reliable in part shade in the garden and in containers. It makes a striking accent to many other colors of foliage and flowers. It has become a "must have" coleus for me. Easy to propagate from cuttings.
Henna is one of my biggest, strongest growers, reaching over 30" this year in my zone 6 yard. Leaves show pretty contrast with green on top and red underneath. And give it plenty of room to spread. Sun tolerant.
For me this cultivar has much better color in full shade. Reds are more rich burgundy, and the chartreuse green contrast is more pronounced. If the sun gets to it too much, the reds take on a rusty tint and there is less green. I keep most of mine in pots so I can move them around to keep them shaded.
There is no coleus like Black Dragon. I just love it. I let mine grow three feet tall and two feet wide this year. Seed I planted was saved seed, so there was variegation in the seedlings, but only in the magenta stripe: some of the seedlings showed it more prominently than others. I saved seed from the biggest and darkest.
Redhead is one of my favorite coleuses. It's a large hearty grower in a mostly sunny spot. It also does well for me in shade.
The colors in this one are the most vivid of the rust/orange coleus I have grown.
I find Sedona to be among the brightest of the coleuses with a bright palette of colors. In sun, the foliage can appear iridescent and it glows a bright red-orange color. In shade, the color is subdued and it can look faded and muddy.
This has been a reliable performer in my zone 5 garden. It seems to do best in some shade, and although it's a steady grower it doesn't take over its space. I've grown it in mixed containers and in the garden with good results. Easy to propagate from cuttings.
This plant is excellent in a large pot and the chartreuse edge goes well with creeping Jenny. I had it in a 12" pot, but it should have been in a larger pot. The leaves are 1" or less making it a nice plant for a fairy garden, but would probably need to be trimmed back to keep it in check. It gets about 12-18" tall and 2 feet wide and is a trailing plant. It would be great in a hanging basket. Does well in sun or shade, but the colors are more intense in the shade. It is an annual in my zone 6b.
