ColorBlaze® Velveteen® Coleus scutellarioides

4.25”  POT 

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Exposure

• Sun or Shade

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature Size

Height: 2' - 3'4"

Spread: 12" - 16"

Plant is not sold online. 

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  Fuchsia and burgundy foliage, with very late to no bloom.

  Award Winner

  Adaptable As Houseplant

  Foliage Interest

  Heat Tolerant

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Resists: 

  Deer

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Annual

  Height Category: 

  Medium

  Garden Height: 

  24 - 40 Inches61cm - 1.0m

  Spacing: 

  12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cm

  Spread: 

  12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Blue

  Flower Shade: 

  violet blue

  Foliage Colors: 

  Pink

  Red

  Foliage Shade: 

  Burgundy and fuchsia-pink foliage

  Habit: 

  Upright

  Container Role: 

  Thriller

  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

  Soil Fertility Requirement: 

  Average Soil

  Uses: 

  Border Plant

  Container

  Landscape

  Mass Planting

  Uses Notes: 

  Use in beds, borders and containers.

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Many people feel that coleus look best before they flower. We have worked hard to choose coleus that bloom late in the season or not at all. 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

  An application of fertilizer or compost on garden beds and regular fertilization of plants in pots will help ensure the best possible performance.

  There is drama written all over this gorgeous dark foliage beauty, its broad burgundy leaves with hot pink centers forming a densely branched, upright pillar perfect for thrilling combination containers and landscapes. Like all ColorBlaze^® Coleus, it is bred to take the heat without losing its color and it blooms very late in the season, if at all, extending its garden performance into the fall. Try this alternative to impatiens for shade, as it is resistant to downy mildew.

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS