Data specific to Coleus (Edit)
Leaf Size: Very Large (4"-6")
Habit: Upright
Sun Tolerance: None

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 18 to 20 inches
Plant Spread: 15 to 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: Keep flower stems pinched off back to the base of bloom stalk.
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 4 to 5 days Depth to plant seed: Cover lightly with vermiculite Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Temperature for germination is 72 to 75°F
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Trade name information:
Series: Kong™
Trade Name: Rose
Cultivar name: 'Kakegawa CE14'
Common names
  • Coleus
  • Flame Nettle
  • Painted Nettle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

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Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-08-15
Planted in full shade, thriving with rich color.
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-08-15
Planted in morning sun, afternoon shade, leaves are faded/bleache
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Central NJ
Date: Spring, 2014
Coleus Kong Rose
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-10-01
Thriving in full shade
Location: my Zone 7b garden in North Georgia Mountains
Date: 2023-10-01
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 6/7/15
Coleus Kong Rose
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Date: 9/10/14
Coleus Kong Rose

Date: 2016-07-23
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2016-06-29

Date: 2018-06-25
Location: Highland, Utah
Date: 2012-04-18
At Highland Gardens
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-07-01
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-08-23
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-09-07
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-05-06
Location: Harper post, full sun
Date: 2014-09-16
Location: Harper post, full sun
Date: 2014-09-16
Shame on me for not spotting the many seed heads!
Location: Harper post, full sun
Date: 2014-09-16

Date: 2012-04-18
Location: KALAMA WA
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Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2012-04-05
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-07-01
Location:  Jasper, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: Farmer John's Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: Harper post, full sun
Date: 2014-09-16
Location: Front container
Date: July
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-09-23
Location: At a local nursery
Date: 2012-04-05
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Comments:
  • Posted by Njiris on Sep 16, 2014 11:09 PM concerning plant:
    The Kong series of coleus is truly spectacular. The Kong Rose shown in my photo was growing in full sun in the spring. Unfortunately, as it heated up, the plant began to fade and melt. While some "sun coleuses" can thrive in full sun, the large-leaved Kong series performs best with more shade.
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