Coleus

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Coleus blumei

Plant type: warm-season annual

Height: 4-24 inches

Location and soil: full shade; average soil

Uses: bedding, border, edging, containers

Bloom time: grown for its colorful leaves

Color range: burgundy, copper, green, rose

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 6-8 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: after last spring frost

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 10-12 days

Germination temp.: 70 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: surface sow

Needs light or dark to germinate: light

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: 12 inches

Growing On...

Pests:

Diseases:

Growing tips: many varieties of leaf color and shape to choose from; pinch back occasionally to encourage bushiness; pinch out flower spikes to promote growth and improve appearance

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