Common Name | Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | |
Plant Type | |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Hardiness Zone | |
US Patent # | — |
EU Grant # | — |
Growth Habit | |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 10" / 30" / –" |
Finish Time | |
Bloom Time | — |
Growth Rate | |
Most Active Growing Season | |
Flower Color | |
Leaf Color | |
Soil | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
pH | 5.8 – 7.0 |
Exposure | |
Special Uses | |
Nutritional Needs | 100 – 150 ppm |
Dormancy | — |
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
How Different? | The COLOR CLOUDS™ are self-branching, trailing, and slow to flower with broad leaves. 'Hottie' has lime green leaves suffused and blotched with magenta. |
Landscape Value | Containers, house plants, summer borders and mass plantings. |
Finish Time to 4" | 3 – 4 weeks |
Comments | — |
Grower Notes | No pinch, no PGRs required. |
Coleus COLOR CLOUDS™ ‘Hottie’
Coleus COLOR CLOUDS™ 'Hottie' has lime green leaves that have magenta veins on young leaves. Older leaves become more and more magenta giving the plant a multicolored look. Pretty, posh and perfect! 'Hottie' forms an amazing, large, gorgeous basket fast; or use as a groundcover.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 10″ / 30″ / –“
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
