Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of labiate herbs and shrubs, of tropical Asia and Africa, in general cultivation for their brilliant foliage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
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Examples
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Plectranthus caninus (also known as Coleus canina).
Find Me A Cure 2009
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Make it a point to keep the larger-growing kinds, such as Coleus,
Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover 1882
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Heuchera Coral Bells: The Coleus du jour, with many leaf colors to choose from and flower spikes in summer.
Mums Not the Word 2011
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I paired mine up with a yellow striped Hosta, multi colored Coleus and a gorgeous yellow Nonstop Begonia.
Yellow Impatiens: fun, fresh, tropical and exotic « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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I paired mine up with a yellow striped Hosta, multi colored Coleus and a gorgeous yellow Nonstop Begonia.
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Cuttings were also taken of Coleus ‘Inky Fingers’.
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Coleus are so sensitive to cold, they are always the first thing to go here when the cold weather comes in fall.
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Coleus are about the easiest thing there is to root.
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Coleus ‘Inky Fingers’ in a purple pot with a resident Green Man lives in the protection from sun and some rain under the wooden ramp to the garage deck.
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One of the flowers was Mexican Heather and there were some vari-colored Coleus, and some other flowers that I was not familiar with.
Wildflowers In Winter -- Stitched creations...... Gumbo Lily 2008
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