Are you looking for gorgeous purple coleus plants to add to your garden and summer pots? Keep scrolling to check out 48 stunning purple coleus varieties. You can’t beat Coleus plants for their fast growth rate, ease of care, and uniquely colorful foliage.
Some of the varieties here have predominantly purple foliage. Some are even near black. While others have purple or burgundy mixed in with other colors in their leaves. Some are short, some are tall, and some are even trailing.
I’m confident that you’ll find at least a few that will work for you! You can add them to mixed planters, give them their own dedicated pot, or mix them into your garden beds.
At the end of this post, I’ve included links to my blog posts that delve into how I take care of Coleus so they are the envy of all my garden visitors!
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
PURPLE COLEUS VARIETIES
1. Alligator Alley
Height: 16 to 22 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments: Bright green edges with a rich mahogany center, Coleus Main Street ‘Alligator Alley’ is a bushy, compact plant that is perfect for pots or as a shorter border plant in your garden.
2. Amethyst
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Amethyst’ has deep purple, ruffled leaves with hot pink mixed in throughout.
3. Apocalypse
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Apocalypse’ has scalloped leaves with deep purple centers and are edged in a beautiful, bright green.
4. Ashbury
Height: 20 to 26 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus Main Street ‘Ashbury’ is a stunning variety that branches out well. Its foliage has some burgundy mixed into pink foliage with flecks of green.
5. Black Beauty
Height: 16 to 22 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Black Beauty’ has purple leaves mottled with reddish highlights. This is a gorgeous variety but make sure to give it enough light to bring out the rich coloration.
Comments:Coleus ‘Blackberry Waffles’ gets its name from the uniquely quilted, dark purple/near-black foliage. It is a stunner!
10. Blair’s Witch
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Blair’s Witch’ has striking foliage with purple centers surrounded by a kaleidoscope of green, yellow and red.
11. Burgundy Sun
Height: 24 to 30 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Burgundy Sun’ has gorgeous burgundy leaves. Some sun is necessary in order to bring out a richer color.
12. Burgundy Wedding Train
Height: 12 inches tall
Habit: Trailing
Comments:Coleus ‘Burgundy Wedding Train’ is a vigorously growing trailing coleus that has purplish/burgundy centers on the leaves, edged with a bright green. Perfect for spilling over your summer pots!
13. Cantigny Royale
Height: 12 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Mounding
Comments:Coleus ‘Cantigny Royale’ has very small, rich purple foliage. Due to its short, mounting habit, it is perfect for edging your garden beds, or to gently spill over your pots when mixed with other plants.
Comments:Coleus ‘Darth Vader’ has gorgeous, narrow leaves with deep purple centers and chartreuse edges.
17. El Brighto
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘El Brighto’ is simply gorgeous. The centers of the leaves are purple and surrounded by a pinkish-red area, with yellow, scalloped edges. Some sun is necessary for the most vivid colors.
18. Enchantress
Height: 12 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Enchantress’ has deep purple ruffled edgers with a gorgeously contrasting magenta center. It is an upright, short variety.
19. Felix
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Felix’ has eggplant-purple centers with beautifully contrasting yellow-green, scalloped edges on the leaves.
20. Flamingo
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Flamingo’ has bright pink centers surrounded by a beautiful purple color. The deeply scalloped edges are delightful!
21. Florida Sun Rose
Height: 12 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Florida Sun Rose’ has very deep purple centers on the leaves, surrounded by a beautiful pink with hints of green, yellow and red. It is an upright form, but it can also have slight mounding and trailing tendencies. Perfect for the edges of your mixed summer pots!
22. Giant Fantasy
Height: 24 to 30 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Giant Fantasy’ is a taller coleus with burgundy centers and bright green edges.
23. Gilda
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Gilda’ has ruffled foliage with dark purple centers surrounded by yellow, red and green.
24. Glinda
Height: 24 to 36 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Glinda’ is a tall coleus with striking purple and magenta foliage.
25. Hot Sauce
Height: 24 to 30 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Hot Sauce’ has dark mahogany centers surrounded by reddish edges.
26. Inky Fingers
Height: 12 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Mounding
Comments:Coleus ‘Inky Fingers’ is a duckfoot variety with purple centers on the leaves and bright green edges. It has a bushy, short, mounding habit.
27. Inky Toes
Height: 6 to 10 inches tall
Habit: Mounding
Comments:Coleus ‘Inky Toes’ is a dwarf coleus with garnet and purple centers on the leaves, surrounded by green scalloped edging. Perfect for mixing with other plants in pots!
28. Kiwi Fern
Height: 12 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Mounding
Comments:Coleus ‘Kiwi Fern’ has unusual, narrow leaves with frilled edges. The leaves are a deep purple with yellow and red edges. This variety is perfect for hanging baskets, window boxes and in mixed pots.
29. Mexico Gem
Height: 18 to 34 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Mexico Gem’ has gorgeous reddish-purple leaves with green edges.
Comments:Coleus ‘Niagara’ is a trailing Coleus with small leaves. The centers are reddish-purple and the leaves have green, scalloped edges. Perfect for hanging baskets or to spill over pots!
33. Pink Tricolor
Height: 14 to 36 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Pink Tricolor’ is a stunning cultivar that has deep burgundy leaves with streaks of magenta and edged in lime green.
34. Purple Duckfoot
Height: 16 to 20 inches tall
Habit: Mounding
Comments:Coleus ‘Purple Duckfoot’ has stunning, small pastel purple foliage. It has a vigorous mounting habit, making it great for hanging baskets and for edges of pots while mixed with other plants.
35. Royalty
Height: 14 to 20 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Royalty’ has jagged purple edges with hot pink centers.
36. Ruby Laser
Height: 12 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Ruby Laser’ almost seems fake with its bold, electric colors. Deep purple, ruffled edges with pink centers make this cultivar quite unique.
37. Saturn
Height: 16 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Saturn’ has deep maroon leaves with a lime green center.
Comments:Coleus ‘Shiny Shoes’ is a super dark purple color that almost appears black. The leaves are shiny and has a very compact habit.
40. Solar Shadow
Height: 18 to 26 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Solar Shadow’ has deep purple edges with lighter yellow and green center.
41. Tapestry
Height: 18 to 26 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Tapestry’ has beautiful purple leaves with splashes of green and magenta.
42. Theatre Velvet
Height: 18 to 26 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Theatre Velvet’ has sumptuous, deep purple foliage which is also ruffled and textured.
43. Trailing Garnet Robe
Height: 12 inches tall
Habit: Trailing
Comments:Coleus ‘Trailing Garnet Robe’ is an heirloom Coleus with maroon and purple leaves with a green edge. This is a trailing Coleus (up to 30 inches long or so) which is great in mixed planters.
44. Trailing Plum Brocade
Height: 12 inches tall
Habit: Trailing
Comments:Coleus ‘Trailing Plum Brocade’ has plum colored foliage which is accented in pink. This trailing beauty is great for hanging baskets and can trail to about 30 inches long.
45. Trailing Rose
Height: 12 inches tall
Habit: Trailing
Comments:Coleus ‘Trailing Rose’ is a lovely cultivar that has violet-rose centers in the leaves. It will trail up to 30 inches long or so, and looks great mixed with other plants.
46. Velvet Lime
Height: 18 to 24 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Velvet Lime’ has green and burgundy coloration. This heirloom beauty is a sturdy cultivar that is also sun tolerant.
47. Vino
Height: 18 to 30 inches tall
Habit: Upright
Comments:Coleus ‘Vino’ has deep, wine-colored purple leaves with a narrow edge of green. Full sun will cause the foliage to turn its darkest, but be sure to protect it from the harshest sun of the day.
48. Wildstreak
Height: 14 to 18 inches tall
Habit: Mounding
Comments:Coleus ‘Wildstreak’ has gorgeous, deep purple leaves that are accented with yellow, red, orange and green. This one will surely attract a lot of attention! It has a mounding habit so it is great in a hanging basket.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed this post on purple Coleus. If you are a Coleus lover, be sure not to miss these two other blog posts that I’ve written:
Hi, I live in uk and I can’t find any purple coleus. Could you tell were purchase these as seed or plant.
Raffaele Di Lallo
Saturday 8th of June 2024
I buy all my plants locally. I would do an online search in the UK and see if there is anything available where you are.
Jerry miner
Saturday 24th of February 2024
Good morning. Great website. My questions are that I am looking for 3 colors of purple for coleus.I’ve seen several pictures of ones that I like. Are te coleus shipped as a plant or in seed form? I’d be happy if they were shipped ready to plant. I own a b&b inn and this year I wish to do all purple as mentioned. Thank you so much. Jerry
Raffaele Di Lallo
Saturday 24th of February 2024
Glad you enjoyed the post Jerry! You can purchase both plants and seeds of Coleus.
Chandrika
Friday 7th of June 2024
Hi, I live in uk and I can’t find any purple coleus. Could you tell were purchase these as seed or plant.
Raffaele Di Lallo
Saturday 8th of June 2024
I buy all my plants locally. I would do an online search in the UK and see if there is anything available where you are.
Jerry miner
Saturday 24th of February 2024
Good morning. Great website. My questions are that I am looking for 3 colors of purple for coleus.I’ve seen several pictures of ones that I like. Are te coleus shipped as a plant or in seed form? I’d be happy if they were shipped ready to plant. I own a b&b inn and this year I wish to do all purple as mentioned. Thank you so much. Jerry
Raffaele Di Lallo
Saturday 24th of February 2024
Glad you enjoyed the post Jerry! You can purchase both plants and seeds of Coleus.