Data specific to Coleus (Edit)
Color Effect: Red
Leaf Shape: Ovate (typical)
Leaf Effect: Puckered
Habit: Upright
Sun Tolerance: Full Day

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Plant Height: 16-24 inches
Plant Spread: 14-24 inches
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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Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides

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Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-14
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-14
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-21
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-30
Color does not fade, even in intense Georgia afternoon sun
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-08-03
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 2017-09-09
Coleus Ruby Slipper
Location: AgriLife North Farm, Overton, TX
Date: 2016-06-23
  • Uploaded by jon
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