General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 14 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Other: Multicolored leaves of green, pink, white and yellow. Trailing habit.
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 15,827; Can 2,087

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Trade name information:
Series: ColorBlaze®
Trade Name: Strawberry Drop
Cultivar name: 'Kakegawa CE5'
Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides

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Date: 2017-07-19
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Block's Farm Market, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-14
Location: Maryland
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Block's Farm Market, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-14
Location: Block's Farm Market, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-14
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