General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 9 - 15 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon

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

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-08-10
Location: Harrogate Autumn Flower show, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-09-15
Location: NJ
Date: 9/17/11
one of my favorites

Date: Mar 30, 2010 9:00 PM
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