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Next-Generation Coleus: Genetics Built for the Real World

August 17, 2026

Bred by the perennial pioneers at GardenGenetics®, these exciting new lines of premium Coleus are engineered to help growers and garden professionals overcome some of the industry’s most common challenges—from unpredictable weather and shipping stress to demanding maintenance requirements.

The result? Advanced Coleus genetics designed for stronger performance, greater resilience, and high-impact garden appeal

Meet the Coleus Flexi™ Series: Built to Take the Road Less Traveled

Forget fragile varieties that can’t handle less than perfect transit or weather events.

The Flexi™ Series introduces a new standard of structural resilience. It was developed with structural resilience in mind, featuring flexible, self-supporting stems and dense branching that help these varieties withstand the bumps and challenges of production, transit, and the landscape.

These durable Coleus varieties are designed to absorb impact while maintaining their shape and visual appeal, making them an excellent choice for growers looking for dependable performance from production through the garden.

  • Coleus Flexi™ Butterscotch: Golden-beige on top with rich red-violet underneath, supported by a resilient, soft-stemmed structure.
  • Coleus Flexi™ Cinnamon: A striking, solid red version deploying the signature long, pointed, flexible leaf shape.
  • Coleus Flexi™ Original: A color-shifting pioneer maturing from deep red-violet to showcase a bright rose center and creamy margins.
  • Coleus Flexi™ Purple Lance: Dark red-violet lance-shaped leaves forming an exceptionally dense, high-impact mound.

Coleus GardenScape™ Series: Bring Bold Color to Full-Sun Landscapes

Dominate the full-sun frontier.

The GardenScape™ Series is engineered for large-scale, massed garden borders. These large, vigorous, upright plants are exceptionally sun-tolerant and maintain their brilliant foliage color throughout the season when provided with consistent moisture and nutrition. Their strong garden presence makes them ideal for massed borders, large containers, focal plantings, and other high-impact landscape applications.

  • Coleus GardenScape™ Bright Day: Large, brilliant bright yellow leaves anchored by a central red splash and red-violet veins.
  • Coleus GardenScape™ Burgundy Velvet: Robust upright structure boasting rich dark red-violet foliage with a deep red center.
  • Coleus GardenScape™ Calvados: The ultimate patio container recruit, deploying a dense mound of bright gold with large red-violet splashes.
  • Coleus GardenScape™ Lemon Zest: Bright lemon-yellow foliage that develops a beautiful late-season splash of red along the midrib.
  • Coleus GardenScape™ Red Rock: Features a unique, “crispy” rugosity in rich dark red, perfect for a high-impact thriller or pillar plant.
  • Coleus GardenScape™ Rose Surprise: Large dark red-violet leaves that deliver a stunning mid-season surprise with a brilliant rose splash.

 

Built for Better Performance

Whether the priority is improved resilience during shipping or bold, sun-tolerant color in the landscape, the Coleus Flexi™ and GardenScape™ Series bring a new level of performance to the Coleus category.

With advanced genetics from GardenGenetics®, these varieties are designed to help growers build stronger programs and give customers Coleus that performs beyond expectations—from the greenhouse to the garden.