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Golden Dreams™ Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

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Overview

The Coleus scutellarioides is a vigorous annual foliage plant, with Golden Dreams™ offering chartreuse leaves traced in red veins for vivid contrast. It grows upright to 24-40 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide. Best color develops in sun, though it tolerates shade; provide average, well-drained soil and steady water, with afternoon shade in dry climates. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

Water Medium
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — The Coleus scutellarioides is a vigorous annual foliage plant

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

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

Classification

Family
Lamiaceae

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Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — typically reaching 24 to 40 inches tall and spreading 18 to 36 inches wide; the golden tones are, image 119
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — still handsome but less electric.<br><br>Golden Dreams™ Coleus matures into a substantial plant, image 118
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — provided it receives average moisture and reasonable humidity; gardeners often find the foliage, image 124
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — high-impact display.<br><br>This coleus performs in sun or shade; hardy in USDA Zones 10-11, image 123
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — For the most vivid chartreuse color; provided it receives average moisture and reasonable humidity, image 125
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — give it more sun while keeping the soil evenly watered; in very low-humidity climates; a bright, image 126
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — afternoon shade helps protect the foliage from stress; with Golden Dreams™ offering chartreuse, image 127
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Deadheading is not necessary; for the most vivid chartreuse color, image 130
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — and a light application of compost or fertilizer will support robust growth; still handsome but, image 129
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It grows well in average garden soil; commonly referred to as Golden Dreams™ Coleus, image 128
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — or a glowing mass in beds and borders; it grows upright to 24-40 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide, image 132
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Its deer resistance adds practical value in exposed landscapes; is a luminous annual foliage plant, image 133
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — a bright vertical accent in mixed annual combinations; or a glowing mass in beds and borders, image 131
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Planted in groups or repeated through a design; give it more sun while keeping the soil evenly, image 135
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — while its vivid coloring pairs beautifully with deep purple; typically reaching 24 to 40 inches, image 134
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — it brings a sophisticated pulse of chartreuse energy from spring until frost; its deer resistance, image 136
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — It grows upright to 24-40 inches tall and 18-36 inches wide; though generally grown as an annual, image 139
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — with Golden Dreams™ offering chartreuse leaves traced in red veins for vivid contrast; prized for, image 138
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — The Coleus scutellarioides is a vigorous annual foliage plant; best color develops in sun, image 137
Golden Dreams™ Coleus (Coleus scutellarioides) — Best color develops in sun; afternoon shade helps protect the foliage from stress, image 140

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