1. BOTANICAL NAME
COLEUS X HYBRIDUS or SOLONOSTEMON SCUTELLAROIDES

2. PRONUNCIATION
KOE - lee - us

3. COMMON NAME
Coleus

5. FAMILY
Labiatae

6. Life Cycle
Annual

7. Growth Habit
Bedding Plant
Height 12” to 18”
Width 9” - 12”
Upright

9. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

10. LEAF
Ovate
Length 1” - 4”
Width 1” - 11/2”

12. MARGIN
Serrated
Lobed

14. VEINS
Pinnate

15. COMPOSITION
Simple

19. FLOWER
Summer
Purple raceme (not attractive)

20. FRUIT
Insignificant except for propagation

21. EXPOSURE
Sun or shade depending on cultivar

22. GROWTH
Medium

23. USE
House plant
Bedding plant

24. DESCRIPTION
Plant has square stems

25. CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by seed
Propagated by stem cuttings (named cultivars patented)

26. ZONES 10

27. NATIVE OF:
Java