Data specific to Coleus (Edit)
Color Effect: Chartreuse
Leaf Shape: Ovate (typical)
Leaf Effect: Smooth
Variegation: None

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
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
  • Painted Nettle
  • Flame Nettle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

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Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08
Location: Schwartz Greenhouse, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-08

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