General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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

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Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2014-09-03
Large upright coleus with bright colors in full sun.
Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-08-29
This is the color of this coleus in a cool summer, full sun.
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-06-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-06-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-06-28
Location: Block's Farm Market, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-14
Location: Block's Farm Market, Romulus, MI
Date: 2009-05-14
Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-08-29
These colors of this coleus in the shade.
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-07-26
The colors are incredible in full sun, in warm weather.
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Comments:
  • Posted by 4susiesjoy (Leonard, Minnesota - Zone 3b) on Aug 29, 2014 7:30 AM concerning plant:
    This is a large coleus that does well in both sun and shade. The shade colors are dark burgundy, cream, and dark green. In full sun the reds and yellows come out along with the other colors. Its colors are dramatic in both sun and shadem but it looks like a completely different plant depending on the amount of light it gets. Cool or warm temperatures also have an effect on the brightness of the colors.

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