One of my favorite summer plants is the Coleus, with all its varieties. (I found a place on line that had pictures of over 500 varieties!) I have a hard time choosing the ones I want, so I usually get three varieties and put one of each in the containers beside my front door.
They don't need much care and are colorful all summer until they start getting tall and "leggy." I pinch them back several times and bring inside cuttings to put in vases. One such "bouquet" has been on the table where I work on my nature journal and I decided I needed to try to draw and paint them this week. I still have a lot to learn about watercolors, but it was a fun challenge to get the colors right.
One of my favorite summer plants is the Coleus, with all its varieties. (I found a place on line that had pictures of over 500 varieties!) I have a hard time choosing the ones I want, so I usually get three varieties and put one of each in the containers beside my front door. 
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