Common Name | Coleus |
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Family | Lamiaceae |
Genus | [Coleus](/product-category/genus/annual/coleus/) |
species | scutellarioides |
Plant Series | [Coleus TIDBITS™ Series](/product-category/plant-series/coleus-tidbits-series/) |
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/), [Red](/product-category/leaf-color/leaf-color-red/), [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 | [Compact & Bushy](/product-category/growth-habit/compact-and-bushy/), [Mounding](/product-category/growth-habit/mounding/) |
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? | The TIDBITS™ have small tight habits, small lobed leaves, and short flower spikes. They are self branching and slow to flower. TIDBITS™ 'Terry' has magenta leaves with lime green margins. |
Landscape Value | Containers, house plants, summer borders and mass plantings. |
Most Active Growing Season | — |
Persistence | Evergreen |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 10" / 24" / –" |
Soil (Garden) | Well drained with a moderate organic content. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | [Deep South](/product-category/special-uses/deep-south/) |
Comments | The TIDBITS™ series won a Retailer's Choice Award at CULTIVATE '17. |
Coleus TIDBITS™ ‘Terry’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
'Terry' is terrific with rippled and cut foliage, a neat spreading habit and the sophisticated color combo of bright mahogany-red with a greengold pencil-thin edge. Shy to bloom, but not a show off.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 10-11
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 10″ / 24″ / –“
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 | Facultative Short Day |
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