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coleus , common name for a genus of plants with large colorful leaves native to tropical Asia and Africa. Several species are grown as ornamentals. Plants of the genus Coleus are in the family Labiatae ( mint family).

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co·le·us / ˈkōlēəs/ • n. a tropical Southeast Asian plant (genus Solenostemon) of the mint family that has brightly colored variegated leaves and is popular as a houseplant.

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	Wow! Look at coleus now; Considered the plant equivalent of comfort food, this colorful annual has gotten a makeover.(FEATURES)(HOMEFRONT) Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 4/23/2003; 700+ words ; ...Monitor DES MOINES, IOWA -- I have loved coleus since I was a child - back when my grandmother had several coleus plants with leaves that were cream, pale...at Mother's Day. Since neither the coleus or the azalea was hardy, they always...
	Once out of favor, coleus is back Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/6/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...tuberous begonias were big), only the clueless grew coleus. They were gaudy relics from grandmother's generation: You couldn't give a coleus away. But now coleus are teetering on the cutting edge. Which might explain...
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