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Texas Parking Lot Coleus scutellarioides

Exposure
  • Sun or Shade
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 20" 91cm 51cm
Height: 2'6" - 3'
Spread: 16" - 20"
Height: 76cm - 91cm
Spread: 41cm - 51cm
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  • Details

    30 - 36 Inches
    16 - 20 Inches
    16 - 20 Inches
    76cm - 91cm
    41cm - 51cm
    41cm - 51cm

    Features

    Vigorous grower has large burgundy leaves with a golden yellow edge

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    Adaptable As Houseplant
    Foliage Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    30 - 36 Inches 76cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    16 - 20 Inches 41cm - 51cm
    Spread: 
    16 - 20 Inches 41cm - 51cm
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Multicolored
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun or Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Grown for Foliage
    Hardiness Zones: 
    10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in beds, borders and containers

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Many people feel that coleus look best before they flower. To keep foliage in top shape, pinch off the blooms as they appear if you wish.

    General Rules for Overwintering Plants Indoors:

    1. Choose only healthy plants

    2. Bring Plants indoors before frost damages foliage

    3. Treat for disease and insects before bringing plants indoors

    4. Place in bright areas and add humidity using pebble trays or spray bottles

    5. Be careful not to over water

    6 When active growth starts in spring fertilize and prune as needed

    7. Introduce your plants slowly to outdoor conditions in spring

  • 4 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2004 Annuals of Note Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2004 Annuals of Note Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2004 Annuals of Note Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
    2004 Annuals of Note Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
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