CUBAN OREGANO: Coleus amboinicus is not related to oregano (although it is a relative of the colorful coleus in your flower garden). The pungent flavor is similar to oregano, and it is used in the ...

This means that deer will eat Coleus species and the damage may be significant. Other academic sources say that Cuban oregano is supposedly palatable to grazing animals, such as deer.

Mother of Herbs, Plectranthus amboinicus, is also a member of the coleus family. This attractive variegated green and white herb is renown for its medicinal powers.

Coleus will live until the first frost touches them. In the metro, that’s roughly Halloween, give or take a few weeks. When the cold weather is coming in the fall, you can keep a coleus in two ways.