General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: tall upright 24"
Plant Spread: 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Image
Trade name information:
Series: Florida City™
Trade Name: Elfers
Cultivar name: 'Elfers'
Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

Photo Gallery
Location: Work area
Date: 2014-08-28

Date: 2009-08-18
Back row Elfers with Glory in front
Location: Work area
Date: 2014-08-28

Date: 2009-09-05
Zone 4 Wisconsin
Location: Part Shade Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-10-12
Its hard to believe this is tha same plant.Elfers is quite differ
Location: Granville, Ohio
Date: 2011-08-06
Elfers in full sun
Location: Granville, Ohio
Date: 2011-08-04
Elfers in full sun
Location: Sun Zone 6a
Date: 2012-08-07
This plant has been in full sun all season.It only shows characte
This plant is tagged in:
Image Image

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Coleus Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides)

« Visit the Coleus forum

« The Coleus Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Ballerina Rose Hybrid"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.