Common Name | Trailing Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Coleus |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | Coleus WILDFIRE™ Series |
Plant Type | Annual |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | -- |
Flower Color | Blue, Purple |
Foliage Color | Green, Pink, Silver |
Dormancy | -- |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 10, 11 |
How Different? | Compared to 'Green and Gold Queen' it is more trailing, more yellow and has red center veins. |
Landscape Value | Hanging baskets, house plant, summer edging. |
Most Active Growing Season | Summer |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 14" / 14" / --" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | Deep South |
Comments | Given 4/5 points in trials at Disneyworld in Florida, warm season 2016. |
Coleus WILDFIRE™ ‘Flicker’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant should be booked 6 months in advance for best availability. Ideal shipping window for Coleus is January thru May. |
Petite, peachy-gold foliage is splashed with red veins that blush pink in the sun. WILDFIRE™ 'Flicker' has a very tight mound that blends with green, pink and red foliage and flowers. Branches well with no pinching.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 14″ / 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 |
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