ColorBlaze® Cherry Drop Coleus scutellarioides

4.25” POT 

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Exposure

• Sun or Shade

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature Size

Height: 14" - 18"

Spread: 18" - 2'

Plant is not sold online. 

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  Colorful green leaves have red venation with a bright red and yellow center. Coleus are usually upright plants, but ColorBlaze Cherry Drop has tendencies to mound up but also trail over the edge of a container or hanging basket, which makes it a great component plant for combination containers. The leaves are also petite, compared to the large foliage found on most coleus. May have blue flowers, but the plant looks best when it doesn't flower. It is grown for its foliage. 

  Trailing coleus are indispensable components for containers and landscapes, so we’re excited to add a new color option to our ColorBlaze Drop line. Small, intense red leaves with lime green edges form a dense, cascading mass. This outstanding new cultivar retains its vivid coloration when grown in both sun and shade. Plus, it’s propensity to bloom very late or not at all extends its garden performance all the way until frost

   

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  Adaptable As Houseplant

  Foliage Interest

  Heat Tolerant

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Resists: 

  Deer

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Annual

  Height Category: 

  Medium

  Garden Height: 

  14 - 18 Inches36cm - 46cm

  Trails Up To: 

  24 Inches 61cm

  Spacing: 

  12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cm

  Spread: 

  18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Blue

  Flower Shade: 

  Blue

  Foliage Colors: 

  Green

  Multicolored

  Red

  White

  Yellow

  Foliage Shade: 

  Green, Red, Yellow

  Habit: 

  Mounding Trailing

  Container Role: 

  Spiller

  PLANT NEEDS

  Light Requirement: 

  Sun or Shade

  The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

  Maintenance Category: 

  Easy

  Bloom Time: 

  Grown for Foliage

  Hardiness Zones: 

  10a, 10b, 11a, 11b

  Water Category: 

  Average

  Uses: 

  Container

  Groundcover

  Landscape

  Mass Planting

  Uses Notes: 

  Trailing habit is great in beds, containers and combinations.

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Coleus are easy plants to grow and come in a wide array of colors, habits and sizes. Many people feel that coleus look best before they flower. To keep foliage in top shape, pinch off the blooms as they appear if you wish. Plants will do best when grown in moist conditions, although they can usually bounce back well from moderate wilting. Coleus grown in containers will do best with regular water soluble plant food applications or an application of controlled release plant food.

  Trimming to tidy the plant or to remove flowers can be use as needed and will likely increase branching.

  Coleus may be able to winter over indoors.

  Rules of Thumb for Overwintering Plants Indoors:

  1. Choose only healthy plants

  2. Bring Plants indoors before frost damages foliage

  3. Treat for disease and insects before bringing plants indoors

  4. Place in bright areas and add humidity using pebble trays or spray bottles

  5. Be careful not to over water

  6 When active growth starts in spring fertilize and prune as needed

  7. Introduce your plants slowly to outdoor conditions in spring

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS