General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 36-40 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Purple
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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

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Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2010-09-29
This dark dramatic plant attains the size of a small shrub.I have
Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2010-09-01
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-08-12
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-09-13
Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2011-07-15
Pictured here with Dales Strain heuchera.
Location: Part Shade Zone 6a
Date: Aug 2011
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