Data specific to Coleus (Edit)
Color Effect: Red
Coral
Orange
Chartreuse
Yellow
Green
Purple
Burgundy
Pink
Leaf Shape: Round
Leaf Effect: Smooth
Variegation: Multi-Color: Speckled
Multi-Color: Mottled
Leaf Size: Large (3"-4")
Very Large (4"-6")
Habit: Upright
Sun Tolerance: None
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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Plant Height: 14 inches
Plant Spread: 10 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Squirrels
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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Common names
  • Coleus
  • Painted Nettle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides

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Location: Lexington, KY
Date: 2022-06-16
Rainbow Coleus Leaves with Lemon Coral sedum
Location: Lexington, KY
Date: 2022-06-16
Rainbow Coleus
Plant Events from our members
paleohunter On June 24, 2023 Transplanted
paleohunter On May 18, 2023 Transplanted
paleohunter On April 15, 2023 Potted up
paleohunter On July 4, 2022 Transplanted
paleohunter On June 18, 2022 Potted up
paleohunter On May 1, 2022 Seeds sown
piksihk On May 16, 2022 Obtained plant
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