Common Name | Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Coleus |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | Coleus TERRA NOVA® Collection |
Plant Type | Annual |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | -- |
Flower Color | -- |
Foliage Color | Red |
Dormancy | -- |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 10, 11 |
How Different? | Smaller than most red types, able to be worked in easily. |
Landscape Value | Containers and borders |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 8" / 14" / --" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average. |
Special Uses | Deep South |
Comments | Slow to flower. |
Coleus TERRA NOVA® ‘Burgundy Breeze’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant should be booked 6 months in advance for best availability. Ideal shipping window for Coleus is January thru May. |
Grows beautifully in a container or as a summer annual mini-shrub. Its dramatically decorated leaves of deep burgundy splashed with red and contrasting lime-green tips are quite showy. Vigorous branching from the base makes this plant perfect for containers and hanging baskets. An easy one to grow.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 8″ / 14″ / –“
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 | Facultative Short Day |