I love the flower blooms. That’s no secret. But — I shouldn’t ignore the foliage.  I think coleus can be underrated a little bit. It’s quick and cheap to pick up some 6-packs early in the season.

I was poking around the shade bed and had my face up close to these and realized how pretty the colors are:

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Note to self – get more coleus in the shade bed next year!