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  • noun genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus

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Examples

  • This planting on the front porch of coleus, solenostemon scutellarioides, ‘Black Heart’ , japanese painted fern, anthyrium niponicum, and variegated ivy with a splash of orange impatiens shows how dark and light complement each other.

    Color in the Garden-GBDW Part Two « Fairegarden 2008

  • Early on in this reincarnation of Faire Garden, before the perennials had a chance to fill in the spaces, lots of coleus, solenostemon scutellariodes, were planted.

    Color in the Garden-GBDW Part One « Fairegarden 2008

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