General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Trade name information:
Series: Under the Sea™
Trade Name: Red Coral
Cultivar name: 'Red Coral'
Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

Photo Gallery
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-13

Coleus Under The Sea Red Coral
Location: Philadelphia flower show
Date: 2013-03-11
Location: Philadelphia flower show
Date: 2013-03-11
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-06-22
Comments:
  • Posted by sedumzz (Fairfax VA - Zone 7a) on Jan 7, 2022 6:50 PM concerning plant:
    VERY curly, branched, and irregularly long lobed leaves. Margin is a gradient from creme/light-yellow to lime/light-green (from near the stem to out). Center of the leaf is a bright neon pink, with a layer of maroon/dark-red.

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