Common Name | Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | Coleus |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | Coleus FANCY FEATHERS™ Collection |
Plant Type | Annual |
Persistence | Evergreen |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Grant # | -- |
Hardiness Zone | 10, 11 |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 4" / 8" / --" |
Finish Time | Fast (4-6 Weeks) |
Bloom Time | -- |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Flower Color | Blue, Purple |
Leaf Color | Orange, Pink, Red |
Soil | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
pH | 5.8 - 7.0 |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Special Uses | Award Winners, Deep South |
Nutritional Needs | 100 - 150 ppm |
Dormancy | -- |
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
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. |
Finish Time to 4" | 3 - 4 weeks |
Comments | Top Performer in the 2016 Kansas State University Trials as UNDER THE SEA™ Sea Urchin Copper. Trial was in full sun. The FANCY FEATHERS™ series won the Retailer's Choice Award at CULTIVATE '17. Won Best of the Rest at University of Georgia Trial Gardens as UNDER THE SEA™ Sea Urchin Copper in 2017. |
Grower Notes | No pinch, no PGRs required. |
Coleus FANCY FEATHERS™ Copper
Coleus FANCY FEATHERS™ Copper forms a mounding tuffet of narrow feather-like leaves of copper orange. Looks adorable in a 4″ pot and drapes beautifully in a 10” hanging basket.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 4″ / 8″ / –“
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
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