Coleus - Pineapple

Add a touch of the tropics to your garden with the Coleus Pineapple, a high-impact foliage plant prized for its luminous, neon-bright color. Whether you’re looking to brighten a shady corner or add a "thriller" to your patio containers, this variety delivers consistent, show-stopping vibrance from spring through the first frost.

Why You’ll Love It

• Radiant Foliage: Features stunning, serrated leaves in shades of luminous lime-green and golden-yellow, often accented with striking brick-red or maroon highlights along the stems and veins.

• Versatile Performer: While many Coleus varieties demand deep shade, the Pineapple Coleus is remarkably adaptable, thriving in everything from full sun to part shade.

• Low Maintenance: Naturally well-branched and heat-tolerant, it requires very little effort to look its best all season long.

• Pollinator Friendly: While grown primarily for its leaves, its occasional late-summer flower spikes can attract bees and butterflies.

Quick Care Guide

• Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade (Full sun may intensify the golden hues).

• Water: Keep soil evenly moist but well-drained. Does not like "wet feet."

• Size: Reaches a mature height and width of 18–24 inches, creating a perfect mounded habit.

• Hardiness: Typically grown as a summer annual, but can be overwintered indoors as a houseplant in bright light.

• Pro Tip: Pinch back the growing tips every few weeks to encourage a bushier, more compact shape and remove any small flower spikes to keep the energy focused on the brilliant foliage.

Landscape Uses

• The "Filler" or "Thriller": A classic choice for mixed containers and hanging baskets.

• Mass Plantings: Create a glowing carpet of color in garden beds.

• Border Edging: Use its bright tones to define walkways and garden edges.