Cool coleus?

[Flibbertigibbit]

I got two coleus plants the other day.
1st Image: the one that looked like all the other plants of the same type.

2nd Image: the cool looking one that was tagged as, and I also believe it to be the same type.

My questions are what do you think is going on here? Mutant? grown in half sun, half shade? maybe it's not the same? do you think it will continue growing like this?

I know this board is meant for IDing mystery plants, but I wasn't really sure where to post this, I thought here would be the best place.

[Mr_bobo_]

In coleus world mutations are very normal and WELCOME !
So this is one of example.

Scientific name is: Solenostemon
Coleus is only synonym

[purpleinopp]

There are over 2,000 named Coleus cultivars.

[purpleinopp]

Currently, Coleus has been moved again, to Plectranthus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectranth ... llarioides
There's some talk that it may be moved back to Coleus.

[Mr_bobo_]

I believe this information is not correct.
I did not find anywhere that RHS official change the name from Solenostemon to Plectranthus (it was only talk about it and not from 'Coleus' to Plectranthus)
Coleus is synonym, it will not be official name.

[purpleinopp]

IDK what RHS is doing with it, but these sources show the info:
https://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-158489
https://eol.org/pages/488278/names/synonyms
https://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/ht ... s.pl?11277

Coleus was the original genus name. IDK if the research will determine it should be retained or not.

[Mr_bobo_]

Either of three links is not official name conformation page.
First link confirm that coleus is synonym
Second one say that you can use both names Plectranthus and Solenostemon which is silly a bit, because it is only one official name.
Third one say nothing.

RHS make decision which name official.
I was working in Longwod Gardens plant record office and we had the same discussion.
Solenostemon is official name. About name Plectrantus they have talk about to maybe put him in that genus because similarity with stem and flowers, but that is still not happen.

Coleus which we get from nursery's in production area had Solenostemon name as name of genus.
Solenostemon x 'Wasabi' - as example

[purpleinopp]

It's frustrating, isn't it?! The entities don't always agree, but keeping track of plant names is the reason the entities I linked exist. There is no single source that is "the" definitive resource on plant names, and although plant names are changed almost daily, the resources don't necessarily reflect changes within the same amount of time.

A couple of articles about it:
https://www.rosydawngardens.com/coleus-history
https://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/3301

This site lists many name repository resources for this subject. It looks like RHS is about the only one not listing the new name yet.
https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/4142

It's sad what they're doing to plant names. This whole conversation should be unnecessary. As scientific research yields new facts about plants, that info could be most easily retained and shared by NOT changing the names.