Data specific to Coleus (Edit)
Color Effect: Orange
Yellow

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Yellow, splashed with bronze and orange.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Grown for colorful foliage.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Coleus
  • Painted Nettle
  • Flame Nettle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
Also sold as:
  • Gingernut

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Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 7-5-15
Coleus Freckles
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by tarev
Location: At our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2013-06-29
Coleus Freckles in bloom during heat wave

Date: 2012-04-18

Date: 2012-04-18

Date: 2012-04-18
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2008-06-21
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