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
  • Painted Nettle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides

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Photo by Joy
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Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21
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Date: 2014-03-17
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jul 7, 2011

Date: 2012-07-05
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-09-24
Lime green leaves
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-09-21
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2009-09-05
Zone 4 Wisconsin

Date: 2012-07-05

Date: 2012-07-05
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-10-02
(back) 5 ft tall with bloom spikes

Date: 2009-08-02
Zone 4 Wisconsin

Date: 2014-03-17
Location: Sun garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2009-07-23
Wild Lime is on the left in this container
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