Definitions
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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
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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.
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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.
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