Rediculous® Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

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Overview

Rediculous® Coleus, or Coleus scutellarioides, is an upright annual valued for lush, vivid red foliage rather than flowers. It grows 24-40 inches tall and spreads 18-36 inches, making a bold thriller in containers or a vivid accent in beds and borders. This easy, deer-resistant coleus performs in sun or shade with average soil and water. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

Water Medium

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — is an upright annual valued for lush

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 2–3.3333333 Ft.
Mature width: 1.5–3 Ft.

Classification

Family: Lamiaceae

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Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — richly colored leaves create a lush; with plants becoming striking enough in beds and borders to draw, image 74

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — almost velvet-like wash of color to plantings where flowers alone can feel fleeting; richly colored, image 73

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — and because it is selected to bloom late in the season or not at all; woven through perennial beds, image 75

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — the display remains focused on foliage rather than flower spikes.<br><br>At maturity; vivid red, image 76

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Rediculous® Coleus typically reaches 24 to 40 inches tall with an 18 to 36 inch spread; part of the, image 77

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — with plants becoming striking enough in beds and borders to draw attention from across the garden, image 81

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — making it substantial enough to hold its own as a seasonal focal point, image 78

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Gardeners often note its impressive vigor and size; and its color transitions beautifully from high, image 80

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It is grown as an annual in most climates, with perennial hardiness limited to USDA Zones 10a through, image 79

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — from bright exposures to dappled garden light beneath mature trees; performing in sun or shade, image 83

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — well-drained soil and average moisture; or planted in large containers with chartreuse, image 84

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — performing in sun or shade; and because it is selected to bloom late in the season or not at all, image 82

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — though container-grown plants will benefit from regular feeding to sustain their dense; it grows, image 85

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Maintenance is easy: deadheading is not necessary; this cultivar brings a vivid, image 86

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — but any developing bloom spikes may be pinched away to keep the foliage full and polished; it is, image 87

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — woven through perennial beds; maintenance is easy: deadheading is not necessary, image 88

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — or planted in large containers with chartreuse; red flowers in the garden, image 89

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — and its color transitions beautifully from high summer combinations into autumn pairings with mums, image 92

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — or soft flowering companions; commonly referred to as Rediculous® Coleus, image 90

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Gardeners report that it performs reliably in both full sun and dappled shade; the display remains, image 91

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — red flowers in the garden; or soft flowering companions, image 93

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — vivid red foliage rather than flowers; almost velvet-like wash of color to plantings where flowers, image 95

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — making a bold thriller in containers or a vivid accent in beds and borders; but any developing bloom, image 97

Rediculous® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It grows 24-40 inches tall and spreads 18-36 inches; gardeners often note its impressive vigor and, image 96

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