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COLEUS
Solenostemon scutellarioides |
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This
is one of those very popular weed like plants that grow well
everywhere from New England to the tropics. Put it in sun
or shade, water it whenever the mood strikes and it will
still look pretty good. I thought they were great when I was
very little because they came in so many colors. It would probably
be an excellent plant for introducing children to gardening.
They will be thrilled with all the colors and leaf shapes and
there is very little chance of failure.
Landscaping idea: To have a bright and
attractive carefree border planting as in the photograph
on the left, mix together coleus and palm grass. Palm
grass will raise the height of the planting and provide
a great almost neutral green background color for the
coleus. Best of all, both plants are incredibly hardy.
Photographed: At several hotels in the Hacienda
San Buenaventura area beside Lake Atitlan, in Guatemala,
unless otherwise noted.
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Painted
Nettle
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Photographed: Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Maine, 2013.
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Photographed: Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay Maine, 2013.
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painted nePainted
Nettle ttle
(lamiaceae)
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Photographed: In
the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island
2013.
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Photographed: In
the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island
2013.
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Photographed: In
the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island
2013.
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Photographed: In
the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island
2013.
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Photographed: In
the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island
2013.
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Photographed: In
the Blithewold Garden in Bristol, Rhode Island
2013.
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