My favorite plant to tuck between shrubs and daylilies for a splash of color. Thanks for the photos.

I love sun coleus.

For color they are unsurpassed in a landscape.

I also have the distinct pleasure of working at BB's. One of the lovliest things I can say about this nursery is that in the spring they offer a mixture of all varieties of sun coleus they list in four packs. A flat is actually quite affordable.

Sun coleus are great to pop in here and there where color is lacking. I garden in sand so they are never as full or lush as they could be but nevertheless they earn their weight in gold.

I should post some pictures sometime. I'll look for mine if you guys will look for yours. Adele

Found some pictures this morning. Tried putting them right in this post but I couldn't get it right for some reason so I'm linking an album. The last four pictures are the sun coleus. Adele

Here is a link that might be useful: garden pics

dellare - your garden pics are beautiful. Thanks for posting them. I'm looking for Coleus to grow in mostly full sun. Are all you Coleus truely sun tolerant? Or do they receive some shade in the hot afternoon sun? I'd like to know the names of those in your pictures if you can remember them. If I don't write mine down in a journal I'd never remember their names :-)

Thanks!

Hi gardenkluz, yes they are in full sun. They get a bit of morning sun but mostly hot afternoon sun. We had some at work in all day sun that did fine. Though they do look different with the amount of sun they receive. I think I remember someone telling me the lighter ones wash out a bit in the afternoon sun but I have not had that experience. With the afternoon sun they will also need more water though I garden in sand so if you have clay soil that might not be a problem for you.

I don't remember the names offhand but we have them all at work so I can check tomorrow when I go in. Adele

I've not tried the sun coleus before -- what about deer browsing? Any experience with planting these in an area that is literally overrun with deer herds?

How about 570 varieties of coleus.

Here is a link that might be useful: More coleus pictures

ralphw - thanks for that great link. Very useful, found at least 300 that I "must have" - LOL

Any suggestions as to the best source for buying them? I've been getting mine from Singing Springs, but sadly they have closed.

There's a company out in Madison Ohio that produces coleus under the 'Stained Glass' title. Wish I could think of their name.
I'd fill my yard with coleus given the chance. After 3 years not a one has been touched by deer but I don't plant them too close to the forest.

glasshouse works..they've got a huge selection.

I was thinking about Glasshouse Works, but have been reading some very negative things about them. Annuals Forum has a post dated Oct. '06 (Glasshouse coleus) that makes Glasshouse sound like you'd be taking your chances by ordering anything from them. Also negative reviews at Dave's Garden Watchdog.

Avant Gardens has a good selection and I think has some good reviews. Has anyone had experience buying from them?