General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 18 inches
Plant Spread: 14 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Flower Time: Fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip

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Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides

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Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: September 2011
Pink Perfection in the landscape

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