Coleus is suddenly the season's new "darling."
It's always been one of my go-to foliage fillers, stuffed into pots and occasionally garden beds to provide contrast with hostas and other shade-preferring plants. In recent years, coleus varieties are becoming more sun-tolerant and the colors a little more wild.
The "Under the Sea" coleus series I spied at the recent Chicago Flower and Garden Show, though, is a real showstopper.
The frilly foliage is unusually striking with vivid colors and shapes. With names like "Gold Anemone," "Hermit Crab" and "Langostino, " cultivars in the series sound like something from "Little Mermaid" or Seaworld, and the plants themselves would look at perfectly at home in a tidal pool or on a coral reef.
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