The Main Plant entry for Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides)

This database entry exists to show plant data and photos that apply generically to all Coleus.

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
  • Flame Nettle
  • Painted Nettle
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  • Coleus scutellarioides
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Photo Gallery
Location: Tampa, Florida Date: 2021-12-14 My sister’s coleous.
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-08-16
Location: Charleston, SC Date: 2020-11-13
Coleus Cathedral Windows
Date: 2021-10-14 Water rooting of the Coleus
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-08-01 bright and colorful
Location: Fairfax, VA seeds from Jim's Coleus on ebay.
It’s so bright and fresh to the eyes!
Location: Tampa, Florida Date: 2021-12-14 My sister’s coleus
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: Fairfax, VA Date: 2022-04-01
Location: Bea’s garden Date: 2021
Date: 2012-01-04
Seeds from Jim's Coleus (ebay). A week (or ~10 days) or so since
Location: Tucson, Arizona Date: January 2016 Cuttings taken in the fall
Location: San Antonio, Texas Date: 2022-04-03
Location: Fairfax, VA Date: 2022-04-01
Location: San Antonio, Texas Date: 2022-04-03
Location: central Illinois Date: 2017-10-09
Date: 2018-12-08
Location: Indoors Date: Winter(Late Jan. 2022) Coleus seeds from Jim's Wholiest Coleus have sprouted! Hooray!
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: MOBOT - St Louis Date: 8-9-11
Location: At a local nursery
Photo by kqcrna
Date: 2021-09-19
Location: Fairfax, VA Date: 2022-04-01
Date: 2021-09-19
Location: Fairfax, VA Date: 2022-04-01
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Tampa, Florida Date: 2021-12-14 My sister’s coleus.
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: Charleston, SC Date: 2021-08-02
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2019-06-19 Coleus 003
Location: Bea’s garden Date: 2021 Coleus perilla magical
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-07-31
Date: 2013-11-16
Date: 2018-10-11 Grown from seed by me from cross pollination
Location: Bea’s garden Date: 2021 Pots
Location: Davenport, Iowa botanical garden greenhouse (VandeVeer) Date: 2008-07-04 Trained as a standard (little tree).
Vibes
Photo by Fieldsof_flowers
Location: Mooresville, NC Date: 2020-07-06 I love grouping coleus of various sizes and colors for a beautifu
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2022-10-09 An unnamed seedling that sprouted in a hole at the bottom of a tr
Photo by kqcrna
Location: Tucson, Arizona Date: January 2016 Rooted Coleus cutting
Photo by kqcrna
Location: Calgary, Canada Date: 2018-01-27 Showing colors at 5 weeks from sowing
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: Tampa, FL Date: 2016-01-13 For sale at USF Botanical Gardens Plant Shop
Location: Calgary Date: 2015-06-09 6 week seedlings of separate varieties
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA Date: 2018-12-14
Location: San Antonio, TX Date: 2019-10-16
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b Date: 2015-12-30 Pot of several coleus clippings
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2009-12-09
Love at Twilight
Beauty in the Eye
Location: At a local nursery
Location: At a local nursery
Location: Tucson, Arizona Date: January 2016 Rooted Coleus cuttings
Location: Sangamon Co. Il. Date: 2018-05-24
Location: Temple, Texas Date: 2021-04-22 New planting; untagged purchase (Possible Wizard® 'Red Velvet'?
Date: 2021-09-19
Location: central Illinois Date: 2009-08-24
Location: Indiana zone 5 Date: 2013-10-14 trays of seedlings on a greenhouse
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-8-10
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2007-10-01 Love the colors of this one!
Location: Maryland Date: 2014-08-03
Location: My Garden Date: 2015-07-10
Location: Sangamon Co. Il. Date: 2018-05-22
Date: 2017-09-09
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A Date: 2019-09-15 Leaf detail, unnamed coleus seedling
Location: central Illinois Date: 2011-08-13
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022 Date: 2022-06-03
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b Date: 2011-09-14
Location: Opp, AL Date: 2015-11-03
Date: 2012-01-04
Date: 2012-01-04
Location: In a Utah nursery Date: 2011-10-19
Location: Indiana zone 5 Purdue garden Date: 2016-09-25
Location: Hampton, VA | June, 2022 Date: 2022-06-15 PLEASE ID
Location: Helena, AL Date: 2017-05-20
Date: 2016-10-15
Location: central Illinois Date: 2017-10-10
Date: 2016-10-15
Date: 2016-10-15
Photo by Paul2032
Location: central Illinois Date: 2008-09-11
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2021-08-08
Date: 2021-09-19
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-02-14 Along the road side
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2008-05-31
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-01-31 Along the road side
Location: Sebastian, Florida Date: 2017-07-21
Location: Kalama, Wa.
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2007-10-08
Date: 2018-09-25
Photo by sedumzz
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: Calgary Date: 2015-06-09 mixes at 6 weeks
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-08-16
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: central Illinois Date: 2008-09-11
Photo by DavidofDeLand
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022 Date: 2022-09-10
Location: Opp, AL Date: 2015-07-31
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) - St Louis Date: 2011-08-09
Location: Bea’s grd4n Date: 2021 Potss
Location: central Illinois Date: 2015-09-03
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Atlanta BG Date: Aug 16
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2013-07-05
Date: 2012-01-04
Date: 2012-01-04
Date: 2012-11-19
Date: 2012-10-14
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2007-06-30 Mixed Coleus plant leaves in containers
Location: Broken Arrow, OK Date: 2017-08-13
Date: 2012-10-14
Location: Bullard, Texas Date: 2016-10-08
Date: 2013-02-26
Location: In a Utah nursery Date: 2011-10-19
Date: 2013-02-26
Location: In a utah Nursery Date: 2011-10-19
Location: central Illinois Date: 2008-07-28
Location: central Illinois Date: summer 2006
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-11-06
Location: central Illinois Date: summer 2006
Photo by dyzzypyxxy
Photo by dyzzypyxxy
Location: central Illinois Date: 2007
Date: 2013-04-01
Location: MOBOT - St Louis Date: 8-9-11 Hanging basket
Date: 2013-04-01
Location: central Illinois Date: 2015-09-11
Date: 2012-10-31 Morning sun, afternoon shade.
Date: 2012-11-10
Date: 2012-11-10
Location: central Illinois Date: 2013-10-05
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2021-08-28
Location: central Illinois Date: 8-4-07
Location: Columbus, OH Date: 8-19-2003
Location: central Illinois Date: 8-4-07
Location: Columbus, OH Date: 8-19-2003
Location: Columbus, OH Date: 8-19-2003
Location: Luca's Nursery, Ypsilanti, MI Date: 2010-06-10
Photo by piksihk
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Münster Date: 2017-09-19
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2007-07-16
Location: central Illinois Date: 2005-09-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2007-07-16
Location: central Illinois Date: August 2007
Location: central Illinois Date: August 2007
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-02-06
Location: Paraty, Brazil Date: 2010-02-06 Along the road side
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2009-06-29
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2011-07-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2011-07-09
Date: 2014-06-23
Location: my garden Date: 2013-10-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2009-07-05 A variety with frilly leaf edges
Location: central Illinois - Washington Park Botanical Garden Date: 2014-03-22
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2010-06-07
Date: 2018-09-25
Date: 2018-09-25
Location: central Illinois Date: 2011-09-11
Location: central Illinois Date: 2013-09-12
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2021-09-18
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.
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.
Location: South Florida Date: Summer 2010
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2011-07-09
Location: central Illinois Date: summer 2005
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022 Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Chapin, SC Date: 2016-09-23
Location: Opp, AL Z8b Date: 2022-09-05 Beloved by bees.
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-5-06
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) - St Louis Date: 8-9-11
Date: 2013-09-25
Date: 2013-09-25
Date: 2013-09-25
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2012-11-19
Date: 2012-11-19
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-24-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2007-06-30 Containers of mixed Coleus
Date: 2013-02-26
Location: In a Utah nursery Date: 2011-10-19
Date: 2013-02-26
Location: central Illinois Date: summer 2006
Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa Date: 2011-07-02
Location: central Illinois Date: Oct. 2007
Date: 2013-04-01
Location: central Illinois Date: Oct. 2007
Date: 2013-04-01
Date: 2012-09-15
Photo by Paul2032
Date: 2014-03-17
Location: central Illinois Date: 2013-10-05
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-13-07
Location: central Illinois Date: 8-4-07
Location: Luca's Nursery, Ypsilanti, MI Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Luca's Nursery, Ypsilanti, MI Date: 2010-06-10
Location: central Illinois Date: 6-30--11 w/ damselfly
Location: central Illinois Date: 2013-09-01
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2007-07-23
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2007-07-23
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-30-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2009-08-03
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2011-07-09
Date: 2013-02-26
Date: 2013-02-26
Location: My garden in Kentucky Date: 2011-07-09
Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa Date: 2011-07-02
Location: Vander Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa Date: 2011-07-02
Location: Manitoba, Canada Date: 2015-09-10
Location: central Illinois Date: 5-18-11 Basement starts.
Location: mid-TN Date: 08-18-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2009-09-06
Location: My Basement Date: 2011-12-02 Solenostemon (Coleus Blumei)[Overwintered Coleus]
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2009-07-07
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2007-08-26
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2007-08-26
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2010-05-20
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Date: 2008-03-12
Location: central Illinois Date: 2013-09-14
Location: central Illinois Date: 2013-09-12
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.
Location: MOBOT - St Louis Date: 2014-10-16
Location: DC, Virginia | May, 2022 Date: 2022-05-28
Photo 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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