Northeast Gardening: Coleus combinations, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Aw, thank you!

Coleus are excellent for picking up the slack left by perennials done blooming, like irises, or vacancies left when bulbs have bloomed and their leaves can safely be removed because you only need a small hole to plant the coleus.

Put photos of all your daylilies into one folder on your photo program and work from there to match them to the coleus you have or that you'll be trading for or buying.

While daylilies will give the most blooms if they have full sun it isn't the best for those with dark colors - the deep reds, wines, near blacks. They do better in part shade - so do I.

Malaysian Monarch is a great example. In full sun it washes out to a dreary color but here it is in dappled shade: