Coleus has many varieties in a range of exciting leaf shades.
Without pruning, plants often produce an open arrangement of few leaves and woody stems that culminate in spikes of uninspiring flowers, whereas pinch pruning of the young shoots will form a shapely bush. Vigorous cultivars such as Solenostemon 'Pineapple Beauty' can be trained as impressive standards. Stop plants when they have four to five pairs of leaves and pinch sideshoot tips repeatedly after two pairs have formed. Pinch out flower buds as plants deteriorate if these are allowed to develop. Sideshoots develop later, often after a brief pause in flowering.