Description: This successful genus of evergreen perennials, semi-succulents and small shrubs hails from Australasia, Southern Africa and the Pacific islands. They feature ovate to heart-shaped leaves, ...

A plant that is making a comeback on garden center shelves after a popularity streak in the mid-1970s is variegated Swedish ivy (Plectranthus coleoides f. variegata). This plant has one-inch, ovate ...

Most gardeners have heard of coleus - or solenostemons, as the botanists have renamed them in recent years. They have boldly patterned leaves in combinations of colours that range from crimson, pink, ...

Here's PennLive garden writer George Weigel's Plant Pick of the Week for this week: * Common name: Swedish ivy 'Velvet Elvis' * Botanical name: Plectranthus 'Velvet Elvis' * What it is: A new variety ...