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 | Purple, Red |
Dormancy | -- |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 10, 11 |
How Different? | Upright mounding habit with lacy leaves colored peach and purple. Extremely unusual peach colored thread-like foliage in a dense habit. |
Landscape Value | Use is hanging baskets, mixed containers, beds. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 14" / 20" / --" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average. |
Special Uses | Deep South |
Comments | -- |
Coleus TERRA NOVA® ‘Monkey Puzzle’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant should be booked 6 months in advance for best availability. Ideal shipping window for Coleus is January thru May. |
The dynamic, self-branching mound is covered with lovely peach and purple toned, lace-like leaves. The rounded, mounding habit is perfect for containers, hanging baskets, mid-height summer borders and mass plantings.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 14″ / 20″ / –“
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
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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 |
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