Container combination


Coleus "Defiance" and Variegated Plectranthus (Swedish Ivy)


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

Becca's Dirt said…
Lovely contrast in foliage.
I love the container. And your pedestal behind it with the ladies!
Granna said…
Beautiful...I love the combo! Have you been having rain lately? We've had quite a bit and the plants look happy now!
Lisa Blair said…
Love it! I do coleus in containers every year. It is one of my favorite container plants. What are some of your tips on keeping it looking so good? When do you pinch it back/trim it? Yours looks so good, I know that you have to have some tricks up your sleeve!!
meemsnyc said…
How pretty! Love the colors.
Jeff Branch said…
Awesome color - I love that coleus. I am saving it's name so I can add it next year.
These look great together! Coleus is just the most beautiful summer foliage plant.
Darla said…
It does catch your eye, beautiful.
Gail said…
Hi really like these combinations Phillip~You've got texture, color and different leaf shapes! gail
Yep, I like this combo. The coleus is such a surprising plant. They look so small in spring and then they take to the heat and humidity and grow large giving such a lovely show with just those leaves.
Simple and elegant, I like it. My coleus isn't doing well this year. I've about given up on that container
Marnie
I do love Coleus(es?). The colors (and name) of 'Defiance is so vibrant. I actually sowed some Coleus and they turned out great. The recent rains have made my container with them in it double in size (um, the plants, not the container itself, though it would be nice if it could expand alongside!)
Phillip Oliver said…
Granna, we got about 1/2 inch on Monday. Not a lot but it helped.

Lisa, actually I don't do that much to them except occasionally pinch them back if they start to get too tall. Some years coleus does better than others - last year they didn't do much, this year they are. I don't know how to explain it!
Chicken Boys said…
I love coleus. Your's has an award at http://chickenesque.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-been-long-enough-but-i-got-some.html

~Randy
Donna said…
Really pretty combo. I like how you have it displayed also.I have been following your blog for some time and enjoy your posts.
Vesna Maric said…
Excellent combination. I like Coleus too. Wonderful foliage for great containers.
Mmmm, pretty. Love your new background BTW.~~Dee

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