The Main Plant entry for Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) - Garden.org

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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

Common names

Coleus
Flame Nettle
Painted Nettle

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Coleus scutellarioides
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Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-12-14
My sister’s coleous.

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-08-16

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2020-11-13

Uploaded by scvirginia

Coleus Cathedral Windows

Uploaded by RickRickman

Date: 2021-10-14
Water rooting of the Coleus

Uploaded by Fleur569

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-08-01
bright and colorful

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: January 2016
Cuttings taken in the fall

Uploaded by quietyard

Location: Fairfax, VA
seeds from Jim's Coleus on ebay.

Uploaded by sedumzz

It’s so bright and fresh to the eyes!

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-12-14
My sister’s coleus

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021

Uploaded by bumplbea

Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01

Uploaded by sedumzz

Date: 2018-12-08

Uploaded by tofitropic

Date: 2012-01-04

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: MOBOT - St Louis
Date: 8-9-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Seeds from Jim's Coleus (ebay). A week (or ~10 days) or so since

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-09

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Coleus perilla magical

Uploaded by bumplbea

Date: 2013-11-16

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Pots

Uploaded by bumplbea

Location: Davenport, Iowa botanical garden greenhouse (VandeVeer)
Date: 2008-07-04
Trained as a standard (little tree).

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Indoors
Date: Winter(Late Jan. 2022)
Coleus seeds from Jim's Wholiest Coleus have sprouted! Hooray!

Uploaded by sedumzz

Vibes

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Date: 2016-10-15

Uploaded by Fleur569

Location: At a local nursery

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: January 2016
Rooted Coleus cutting

Uploaded by quietyard

Uploaded by kqcrna

Uploaded by kqcrna

Date: 2021-09-19

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01

Uploaded by sedumzz

Date: 2021-09-19

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-01

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-12-14
My sister’s coleus.

Uploaded by GigiAdeniumPlumeria

Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2021-08-02

Uploaded by scvirginia

Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-06-19
Coleus 003

Uploaded by dawiz1753

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-07-31

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-12-14

Uploaded by csandt

Date: 2018-10-11
Grown from seed by me from cross pollination

Uploaded by keithp2012

Location: February 2023 | Fairfax VA
Date: 2023-02-28

Uploaded by sedumzz

Date: 2025-03-18

Uploaded by TomatoNut95

Love at Twilight

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Location: Mooresville, NC
Date: 2020-07-06
I love grouping coleus of various sizes and colors for a beautifu

Uploaded by WhistlingWisteria

Location: At a local nursery

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2022-10-09
An unnamed seedling that sprouted in a hole at the bottom of a tr

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Uploaded by kqcrna

Uploaded by kqcrna

Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: January 2016
Rooted Coleus cuttings

Uploaded by quietyard

Uploaded by kqcrna

Uploaded by kqcrna

Location: Calgary, Canada
Date: 2018-01-27
Showing colors at 5 weeks from sowing

Uploaded by CarolineScott

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-13
For sale at USF Botanical Gardens Plant Shop

Uploaded by mellielong

Location: Calgary
Date: 2015-06-09
6 week seedlings of separate varieties

Uploaded by CarolineScott

Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: 2019-10-16

Uploaded by christinereid54

Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-12-30
Pot of several coleus clippings

Uploaded by sunkissed

Location: Bea’s grd4n
Date: 2021
Potss

Uploaded by bumplbea

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-12-09

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: In a Utah nursery
Date: 2011-10-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Beauty in the Eye

Uploaded by Fieldsof_flowers

Location: At a local nursery

Uploaded by Calif_Sue

Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-24

Uploaded by Deby

Location: Fairfax, VA | December 2022
Date: 2022-12-28

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2021-04-22
New planting; untagged purchase (Possible Wizard® 'Red Velvet'?

Uploaded by Peggy8b

Date: 2021-09-19

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: springfield MO
Date: 2019-09-18

Uploaded by Frillylily

Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-14
Along the road side

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2009-08-24

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-01-31
Along the road side

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2013-10-14
trays of seedlings on a greenhouse

Uploaded by gardengus

Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-8-10

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2007-10-01
Love the colors of this one!

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Maryland
Date: 2014-08-03

Uploaded by Catmint20906

Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-07-10

Uploaded by 4susiesjoy

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Calgary
Date: 2015-06-09
mixes at 6 weeks

Uploaded by CarolineScott

Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-22

Uploaded by Deby

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2014-08-16

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2017-09-09

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2021-08-08

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 2019-09-15
Leaf detail, unnamed coleus seedling

Uploaded by Njiris

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-08-13

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-03

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-10

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-09-14

Uploaded by chelle

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-11-03

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Date: 2012-01-04

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: July 10, 2024
Coleus, Coleus scutellarioides # 292 nn; LHB page 864, 176-33, "G

Uploaded by WebTucker

Date: 2012-01-04

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-10-14

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Indiana zone 5 Purdue garden
Date: 2016-09-25

Uploaded by gardengus

Location: Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA
Date: 2024-03-07
From the Home Depot pack trials at Agriscapes

Uploaded by CPPgardener

Location: Quebec, PQ Canada
Date: 2024-07-30

Uploaded by katioucha007

Location: Hampton, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-06-15
PLEASE ID

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Helena, AL
Date: 2017-05-20

Uploaded by kmspainhou

Date: 2016-10-15

Uploaded by Fleur569

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-10-10

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2016-10-15

Uploaded by Fleur569

Date: 2016-10-15

Uploaded by Fleur569

Date: 2013-04-01

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-09-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Uploaded by sedumzz

Date: 2024-03-14

Uploaded by TomatoNut95

Date: 2021-08-08

Uploaded by sedumzz

Date: 2021-09-19

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2008-05-31

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA
Date: 2024-03-07
From the Home Depot Spring pack trials at Agriscapes

Uploaded by CPPgardener

Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-21

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona CA
Date: 2024-03-07

Uploaded by CPPgardener

Location: Kalama, Wa.

Uploaded by Joy

Location: central Illinois - Washington Park Botanical Garden
Date: 2014-03-22

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2007-10-08

Uploaded by plantladylin

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2011-09-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: DISCLAIMER: This is an old photo from an old phone. I don't know why, but the photos look "deep fried". sorry about that.

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: West Central Tx
Date: 05-19-2023

Uploaded by Ivan_N_Tx

Date: 2021-08-08

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-09-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2022-09-05
Beloved by bees.

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Uploaded by DavidofDeLand

Uploaded by DavidofDeLand

Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-07-31

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) - St Louis
Date: 2011-08-09

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-09-03

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) - St Louis
Date: 8-9-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Atlanta BG
Date: Aug 16

Uploaded by jooshewa

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-07-05

Uploaded by plantladylin

Date: 2013-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-01-04

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: July 10, 2024
Coleus, Coleus scutellarioides # 292 nn; LHB page 864, 176-33, "G

Uploaded by WebTucker

Date: 2012-01-04

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-11-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-10-14

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-06-30
Mixed Coleus plant leaves in containers

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: Broken Arrow, OK
Date: 2017-08-13

Uploaded by Zebraduck

Location: Bullard, Texas
Date: 2016-10-08

Uploaded by Antsy

Date: 2013-02-26

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: In a Utah nursery
Date: 2011-10-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-02-26

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: In a utah Nursery
Date: 2011-10-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2008-07-28

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-11-06

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006

Uploaded by jmorth

Uploaded by dyzzypyxxy

Uploaded by dyzzypyxxy

Uploaded by dyzzypyxxy

Uploaded by dyzzypyxxy

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2007

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2013-04-01

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: MOBOT - St Louis
Date: 8-9-11
Hanging basket

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Kalama, wa

Uploaded by Joy

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-09-11

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2012-10-31
Morning sun, afternoon shade.

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Date: 2012-11-10

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-11-10

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-10-05

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2021-08-28

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: central Illinois
Date: 8-4-07

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Columbus, OH
Date: 8-19-2003

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: central Illinois
Date: 8-4-07

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Columbus, OH
Date: 8-19-2003

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Columbus, OH
Date: 8-19-2003

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Luca's Nursery, Ypsilanti, MI
Date: 2010-06-10

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Uploaded by piksihk

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster
Date: 2017-09-19

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-16

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2005-09-09

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-16

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: central Illinois
Date: August 2007

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: August 2007

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-06

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2010-02-06
Along the road side

Uploaded by bonitin

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2009-06-29

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: December, 2023

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09

Uploaded by Marilyn

Date: 2014-06-23

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: my garden
Date: 2013-10-05

Uploaded by piksihk

Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2011-07-02

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-09-10

Uploaded by DebbieC

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-07-05
A variety with frilly leaf edges

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-06-07

Uploaded by plantladylin

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2018-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-09-12

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Opp, AL Z8b
Date: 2021-09-18

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-09-12

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: DISCLAIMER: This is an old photo from an old phone. I don't know why, but the photos look "deep fried". sorry about that.

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: South Florida
Date: Summer 2010

Uploaded by MamaIve12

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: MOBOT - St Louis
Date: 2014-10-16

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2005

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2021-08-08

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-09-23

Uploaded by Lalambchop1

Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-5-06

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2013-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-09-25

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Uploaded by sedumzz

Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022

Uploaded by sedumzz

Date: 2012-11-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-11-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-24-06

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-06-30
Containers of mixed Coleus

Uploaded by Marilyn

Date: 2013-02-26

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: In a Utah nursery
Date: 2011-10-19

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-02-26

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: summer 2006

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2011-07-02

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: Oct. 2007

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2013-04-01

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: Oct. 2007

Uploaded by jmorth

Date: 2013-04-01

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-09-15

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2014-03-17

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-10-05

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-13-07

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 8-4-07

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: Luca's Nursery, Ypsilanti, MI
Date: 2010-06-10

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Luca's Nursery, Ypsilanti, MI
Date: 2010-06-10

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: central Illinois
Date: 6-30--11
w/ damselfly

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-09-01

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-23

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-23

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: central Illinois
Date: 9-30-06

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2009-08-03

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09

Uploaded by Marilyn

Date: 2013-02-26

Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2013-02-26

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09

Uploaded by Marilyn

Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2011-07-02

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: central Illinois
Date: 5-18-11
Basement starts.

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: mid-TN
Date: 08-18-05

Uploaded by Amazindirt

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-09-06

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: My Basement
Date: 2011-12-02
Solenostemon (Coleus Blumei)[Overwintered Coleus]

Uploaded by angelina2600

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2009-07-07

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2007-08-26

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2007-08-26

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2010-05-20

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2008-03-12

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: central Illinois
Date: 2013-09-14

Uploaded by jmorth

Location: DISCLAIMER: This is an old photo from an old phone. I don't know why, but the photos look "deep fried". sorry about that.

Uploaded by sedumzz

Uploaded by orchidgal

Uploaded by orchidgal

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Comments:

Posted by RuuddeBlock (The Netherlands) on Dec 14, 2017 2:31 PM concerning plant:

According to the 'catalogue of life' they are back in the genus Coleus....again..., they keep changing!!

Ruud

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