General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 9 - 15 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: 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

Photo Gallery
Location: NJ
Shot from the under side .. back lit
Location: My garden 
Date: 2022-08-04
Coleus Tapestry
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-09-28
Gets morning sun.

Date: Aug 19, 2009 7:41 PM
all 3 are tapestry - lots of variation in colors
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-09-21
Had to move container closer to porch edge to get more sun and co
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-09-21
Had to move container closer to porch edge to get more sun and co
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-09-21
Had to move container closer to porch edge to get more sun and co
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-09-21
Had to move container closer to porch edge to get more sun and co

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