Coleus Lamiaceae - Known for its colorful foliage, Coleus is a wonderful, low-maintenance plant that adds color to outdoor containers. Take cuttings in the fall to keep this tender annual growing through winter.

Although coleuses have square stems like other members of the mint family (Lamiaceae), they display none of their cousins’ invasive qualities.

Also known as flame nettle, painted nettle, and painted leaf, coleus is a winter-hardy herbaceous perennial in Zones 10 and 11 that is treated as an annual elsewhere.