Top:  Fishnet Stockings Coleus (Solenostemon) Plant, Green and Burgundy Variegated Foliage<br />
Bottom: Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' silvery shade perennial closeup of variegated foliage <br />
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Coleus plants planted around trees on street outside of apartment building in Greenwich Village.<br />
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The term "coleus" is often used as a common name for species formerly placed in the genus Coleus that are cultivated as ornamental plants, particularly Coleus blumei (Plectranthus scutellarioides), which is popular as a garden plant for its brightly colored foliage.