Common Name | Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | [Coleus](/product-category/genus/annual/coleus/) |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | [Coleus FANCY FEATHERS™ Collection](/product-category/plant-series/coleus-fancy-feathers-collection/) |
Plant Type | [Annual](/product-category/genus/annual/) |
US Patent # | — |
EU Grant # | — |
Bloom Time | — |
Flower Color | [Blue](/product-category/flower-color/blue/), [Purple](/product-category/flower-color/purple/) |
Foliage Color | [Green](/product-category/leaf-color/leaf-color-green/), [Pink](/product-category/leaf-color/leaf-color-pink/), [Red](/product-category/leaf-color/leaf-color-red/), [White](/product-category/leaf-color/leaf-color-white/), [Yellow](/product-category/leaf-color/leaf-color-yellow/) |
Dormancy | — |
Exposure | [Part Shade](/product-category/exposure/part-shade/), [Full Shade](/product-category/exposure/full-shade/) |
Growth Habit | [Mounding](/product-category/growth-habit/mounding/), [Spreading / Trailing](/product-category/growth-habit/spreading-trailing/) |
Growth Rate | [Fast](/product-category/growth-rate/growth-rate-fast/) |
Hardiness Zone | [10](/product-category/hardiness-zone/10/), [11](/product-category/hardiness-zone/11/) |
How Different? | Compared to the HIPSTERS™ series, the FANCY FEATHERS™ series has narrower, longer leaves. Both form low mounds. |
Landscape Value | Containers, house plants, summer borders and mass plantings. |
Most Active Growing Season | [Spring](/product-category/most-active-growing-season/most-active-growing-season-spring/) |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 4" / 8" / –" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | [Deep South](/product-category/special-uses/deep-south/) |
Comments | The FANCY FEATHERS™ series won the Retailer's Choice Award at CULTIVATE '17. |
Coleus FANCY FEATHERS™ ‘Pink’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant should be booked 6 months in advance for best availability. Ideal shipping window for Coleus is January thru May. |
Coleus FANCY FEATHERS™ Pink forms a mounding tuffet of narrow feather-like, pink leaves. Looks adorable in a 4″ pot and drapes beautifully in a 10″ hanging basket. Self-branching.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 4″ / 8″ / –“
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 | Day Neutral |