PlantFiles Pictures: Beefsteak Plant 'Magilla', 0 by parrotma32578

parrotma32578 wrote:
I have done some research and have come up with the following to describe my coleus:

Family: Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Solenostemon (sol-en-oh-STEM-on) (Info)
Species: scutellarioides (skew-tell-ar-ee-OY-deez) (Info)
Cultivar: Fairway Rose

Notice that when the leaves first bloom, they are green with yellow & purple in the middle. As they mature (in the bright afternoon sun) the outside green gives way to the dark purple.