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I bought this at an unmanned roadside stall, and there was no name. It was just four or five bright orange leaves big at that time in early May. It has now grown to be at least 75cm high and wide and the leaves are turning a darker red (though there is still some orange present). I think it's an annual plant that won't survive the winter (at least not in the Dutch climate) as the rest of the stall was filled with things like petunia, fuchsia, and lobelia, which also don't survive winters here.

I really like it and would like to be able to buy one next year, even if that same roadside shop doesn't offer one. So what is this called?

A picture showing the orange-red leaves and flowers

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It is coleus!
The shape of leaves, colour and the flower stick confirms it's a coleus.

There's a lot of varieties of coleus of different colours and shape. This may be Big Red Judy or Color Blaze Sedona Sunset or something other that I don't know.

You can help the plant survive winters, take them indoors. This or this article can help you or just google it.

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