BOTANICAL NAME COLEUS X HYBRIDUS or SOLONOSTEMON SCUTELLAROIDES
PRONUNCIATION KOE - lee - us
COMMON NAME Coleus
FAMILY Labiatae
Life Cycle Annual
Growth Habit Bedding Plant Height 12” to 18” Width 9” - 12” Upright
ARRANGEMENT Opposite
LEAF Ovate Length 1” - 4” Width 1” - 11/2”
MARGIN Serrated Lobed
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Summer Purple raceme (not attractive)
FRUIT Insignificant except for propagation
EXPOSURE Sun or shade depending on cultivar
GROWTH Medium
USE House plant Bedding plant
DESCRIPTION Plant has square stems
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by seed Propagated by stem cuttings (named cultivars patented)
ZONES 10
NATIVE OF: Java