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Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

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Overview

Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus, or Coleus scutellarioides, is a compact annual with vivid watermelon-coral foliage accented by golden-chartreuse tones. It forms a tidy mound 12-20 inches tall and 10-18 inches wide. This Proven Winners® ColorBlaze® selection grows in sun or shade with average soil and water, and works well in containers, borders, and mass plantings. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.

Water Medium
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — is a compact annual with vivid watermelon-coral foliage accented by golden-chartreuse tones
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — This Proven Winners® ColorBlaze® selection grows in sun or shade with average soil and waterMini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — sunlit quality even in shadeMini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — commonly referred to as Mini Me™ Watermelon ColeusMini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — while still delivering vivid color and lush texture.<br><br>This heat-tolerant coleus is notably adaptableMini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — The foliage is the feature here; lavender flowers may appear very lateMini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — well-branched mound that typically matures at 12 to 20 inches tall with a spread of 10 to 18 inches+29

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
1–1.6666666 Ft.
Mature width
0.8333333–1.5 Ft.

Classification

Family
Lamiaceae

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Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — is a compact annual with vivid watermelon-coral foliage accented by golden-chartreuse tones
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — This Proven Winners® ColorBlaze® selection grows in sun or shade with average soil and water
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — sunlit quality even in shade
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — commonly referred to as Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — while still delivering vivid color and lush texture.<br><br>This heat-tolerant coleus is notably adaptable
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — The foliage is the feature here; lavender flowers may appear very late
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — well-branched mound that typically matures at 12 to 20 inches tall with a spread of 10 to 18 inches
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — thriving in sun or shade with average water and average garden soil
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Mini Me™ Watermelon forms a tidy
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It forms a tidy mound 12-20 inches tall and 10-18 inches wide
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — and works well in containers
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It is hardy in USDA Zones 10a through 11b and is most often used as a warm-season annual in cooler
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Its modest scale makes it especially useful where a full-size coleus would overwhelm neighboring plantings
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Its leaves glow in shifting shades of watermelon pink
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b
Mini Me™ Watermelon Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — often edged or brushed with golden-chartreuse highlights that give the plant a lively
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