Common Name | Trailing Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | |
Plant Type | |
US Patent # | — |
EU Grant # | — |
Bloom Time | — |
Flower Color | |
Foliage Color | |
Dormancy | — |
Exposure | |
Growth Habit | |
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Hardiness Zone | |
How Different? | Self-branching trailing mound with bright lime gold with a showing red center. |
Landscape Value | Hanging baskets, containers, house plants, summer borders and mass plantings. |
Most Active Growing Season | — |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 24" / 28" / –" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | |
Comments | Given 4/5 points in trials at Disneyworld in Florida, warm season 2016. |
Coleus FLYING CARPET™ ‘Shocker’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant should be booked 6 months in advance for best availability. Ideal shipping window for Coleus is January thru May. |
A bright, lime-gold background shows off a red center that grows in size as the leaf ages. Leaves show only a lime corona edge at maturity. Excellent, well-branched and low habit, which makes FLYING CARPET™ 'Shocker' a great choice for an annual groundcover.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 24″ / 28″ / –“
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
SKU: COLSHO
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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 |
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