ColorBlaze® Chocolate Drop Coleus scutellarioides

4.25”  POT 

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Exposure

• Sun or Shade

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature Size

Height: 18" - 2'

Spread: 18" - 2'

Plant is not sold online. 

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  Lobed, rounded green leaves have a deep crimson center and crimson venation

  Award Winner

  Adaptable As Houseplant

  Foliage Interest

  Heat Tolerant

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Resists: 

  Deer

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Annual

  Height Category: 

  Medium

  Garden Height: 

  18 - 24 Inches46cm - 61cm

  Trails Up To: 

  24 Inches 61cm

  Spacing: 

  12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cm

  Spread: 

  18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm

  Foliage Colors: 

  Black

  Green

  Foliage Shade: 

  Multicolored

  Habit: 

  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

  Landscape

  Uses Notes: 

  Trailing habit is great in beds, containers and combinations

  Maintenance Notes: 

  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.

  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

  

  ColorBlaze^® Chocolate Drop Coleus scutellarioides 'Kakegawa CE2' USPP 15,371, Can 2,085

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS