Common Name | Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Coleus |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | Coleus HIPSTERS™ Series |
Plant Type | Annual |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | -- |
Flower Color | Blue, Purple |
Foliage Color | Purple, Red |
Dormancy | -- |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 10, 11 |
How Different? | HIPSTERS™ are naturally multibranching with dense, low, spreading habits and narrow leaves. 'Luca' has red leaves. |
Landscape Value | Containers, house plants, summer borders and mass plantings. |
Most Active Growing Season | -- |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 9" / 23" / --" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | Deep South |
Comments | -- |
Coleus HIPSTERS™ ‘Luca’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
Red leaves with the low spreading habit and the narrow leaves and spiky margins of the group. Forms an amazing multi-branched habit that requires no pinching. Very edgy!
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 9″ / 23″ / –“
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
EC | 1.0 – 2.0 |
pH | 5.8 – 7.0 |
Fertility Needs | 100 – 150 ppm |
Notes | No pinch, no PGRs required. |
Finish Time to 4″ | 3 – 4 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | 6 – 7 weeks |
Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |
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