Data specific to Coleus (Edit)
Color Effect: Red
Chartreuse
Yellow
Leaf Shape: Ovate (typical)
Habit: Mound
Sun Tolerance: Filtered/Shifting

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 24 inches
Plant Spread: 30 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Lavender-blue
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

Trade name information:
Series: Terra Nova®
Trade Name: Pepperpot
Cultivar name: 'Terra Nova Pepperpot'
Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

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