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Lamiaceae
Flame Nettle Flower
Coleus scutellarioides
Artistic expression and color.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Coleus
- Native to
- Southeast Asia, Australia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- Perennial (grown as annual)
- Height
- 30-90 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial shade to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, rich
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- Perennial in tropics, annual elsewhere
Did you know
- Coleus is grown primarily for its spectacular multicolored foliage rather than its flowers.
- Gardeners often pinch off the flower spikes to redirect energy into more vibrant leaf growth.
- There are hundreds of cultivated varieties with nearly every color combination imaginable.
- Victorian gardeners were obsessed with coleus, and a single rare variety could cost a fortune.
- The plant was reclassified multiple times between Coleus, Solenostemon, and Plectranthus genera.
Color meanings
0
Creativity
1
Expression
2
Vibrancy