Torchlight® Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

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Overview

The Coleus scutellarioides is a vibrant annual foliage plant, offered as Proven Winners® Torchlight® Coleus, with fuchsia, maroon-purple, red, pink, and green tricolor leaves. Upright and well branched, it matures 24-40 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide. Grow in sun or shade with well-drained soil and average water; it is easy, heat tolerant, and deer resistant. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.

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Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — The Coleus scutellarioides is a vibrant annual foliage plant

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — offered as Proven Winners® Torchlight® Coleus

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Upright and well branched, it matures 24-40 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — creating the impression of stained glass in leaf form

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — and green tricolor leaves

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — commonly referred to as Torchlight® Coleus

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Grow in sun or shade with well-drained soil and average water; it is easy, heat tolerant, and deer resistant

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

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

Classification

Family: Lamiaceae

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Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — The Coleus scutellarioides is a vibrant annual foliage plant

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — offered as Proven Winners® Torchlight® Coleus

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Upright and well branched, it matures 24-40 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — creating the impression of stained glass in leaf form

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — and green tricolor leaves

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — commonly referred to as Torchlight® Coleus

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Grow in sun or shade with well-drained soil and average water; it is easy, heat tolerant, and deer resistant

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — well-branched habit carries a luminous tricolor pattern of fuchsia

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Grown for foliage rather than flowers

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Torchlight® Coleus typically reaches 24 to 40 inches tall with an 18 to 36 inch spread

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — uninterrupted season of color without the need for deadheading

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — provided it receives average moisture and well-drained soil

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — but incorporating a controlled-release fertilizer at planting helps sustain dense

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It is not especially fussy

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It is hardy in USDA Zones 10a to 11b

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — where it may be grown as a tender perennial

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — tolerating sun or shade with equal confidence

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — showpiece quality; in large pots

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — making it substantial enough to anchor a container or punctuate a mixed border

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Its upright silhouette and generous foliage give it a lush

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — but in most climates it is enjoyed as a vigorous annual from spring until frost

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Container specimens benefit from additional feeding as the season progresses

Torchlight® Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — colorful growth through the heat of summer

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