General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-15 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip

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Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
Also sold as:
  • PiƱata

Photo Gallery
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: July 2011
Coleus \"Pinata\"
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: September 2011
Pinata bleached by the sun. Also showing a dark leafed sport here

Date: 2020-07-26

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