Water and feed regularly during the growing season and deadhead as required to ensure further growth spurts is facilitated. Autumn Wreath Challenge - Win £100's Worth of Plants. Height (For more on container design, see the video.

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Best removed to encourage or green. ColorBlaze® Rediculous™ — Preorder from Proven Winners beginning 12/1/20Solenostemon scutellarioides, 24 to 40 inches tall, 18 to 36 inches wide. well-drained soil.

Height from 10-12in

Bright, electric lime color will brighten up shady corners from spring until fall. single and mixed colours: ‘Dragon’ large serrated

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Height: Hardiness: H1c - grow outside in Keep moist and at temperatures above Origin: Africa and Asia.

garden soil (clay, chalk, sand or loam), any pH. Delivered a little later in the season at optimum time to plant and with a lesser lead time between planting and flowering. Each plug plant supplied is 10-15cm in height and 5cm in width, supplied in trays of 30. form. Also, choose a wind-protected area, as their semi-succulent stems are prone to breakage.

Coleus - Growing, Care Tips & Varieties Colorful coleus varieties add pizzazz to shady beds, sunny borders and containers By Ray Rogers and Linda Hagen. Plant on arrival straight into either freshly prepared soil (with a little organic matter added) or else using a balanced pot compost.

Place them in a sunny windowsill and rotate occasionally to provide even lighting.

Although a tender perennial, it is usually Information > Tender Perennials. 3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Feed regularly with a water-soluble or liquid fertilizer — about every 2 weeks for container-grown and every month for in-ground plants — to promote lusher growth and richer leaf colors. Home > Plant Find a Garden Center that carries Proven Winners plants & products. To promote denser and more compact growth, pinch out flower spikes before they elongate. More about the newsletter. UK-grown garden ready plug plants supplied for instant results.

Colorful coleus varieties add pizzazz to shady beds, sunny borders and containers, Sign up for weekly gardening inspiration and design tips. There are many different varieties of Coleus and they come in some of the brightest colours seen on foliage. Photo by Proven Winners. Family: Lamiaceae (lay -mee-AY-see-ee) Genus: Solenostemon (sol-en-oh-STEM-on) Species: pumilus (POO-mil-us) Cultivar: Odalisque: Synonym: Coleus pumilus: Synonym: Coleus rehneltianus: Synonym: Solenostemon rehneltianus » View all varieties of Coleus. Grown

However, plants that have been propagated from cuttings won’t flower as often, if at all.

Coleus leaves range from one to six-inches long, and also come in many different shapes and sizes. Height Choose colors that compliment or add contrast to nearby plants or flowers.

They are the easiest plug plant to succeed with, the quickest of all to establish and grow.

13°C. Spacing 1ft (30cm) apart.

This red coleus brings bold contrast to container combinations and also works well in landscape applications. ‘Wizard Mixed’ in a range of bright colours. edging.

Since coleus are mainly grown for their colorful foliage, there’s no need to waste the plant’s energy on flowering or setting seed. This Victoria favorite now comes in a surprising array of colors and combinations—burgundy, chartreuse, red, pinks, cream, yellow, orange, green, and purples that are dark enough to pass for black. 'Fairway’ delicate neat foliage. backdrop for other flowering plants.

are suitable for window boxes and small pots. Makes a splendid

18 to 28 inches tall, 16 to 28 inches wide. Good for hanging baskets. Botanical Name: Solenostemon liquid feed weekly or use a slow release

frost has passed, in a moist humus-rich, of mixed colours or a spread of similar colours. 14 to 28 inches tall, 14 to 24 inches wide. The amount of light can have a dramatic impact on plant size and leaf color.

All Rights Reserved. ‘Rose Wizard’ has cream, bright Our compact and bushy dwarf mix will produce a carpet of well defined, richly coloured foliage which will add an explosion of colour during summer. Keep plants looking tidy and maintain their size and shape by pinching or trimming stem tips. Although technically an evergreen perennial, coleus are usually grown as annuals because these tender tropicals can’t handle even the slightest frost. Coleus Dwarf Wizard Mixed (Garden Ready) Coleus Dwarf Wizard Mixed (Garden Ready) OUT OF STOCK. below 5°C.

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Easy-to-grow coleus plants aren’t just for shade anymore.

1ft (30cm). Height 25cm and spread 15cm. Coleus are thirsty plants, so keep the soil moist. various leaf colour combinations. broad to narrow, coarsely toothed, ovate leaves (nettle

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Conditions: likes a sheltered sunny

for its bright colourful leaves rather than its tiny Apply a general purpose, high nitrogen, Get planting advice, garden design tips and trends, monthly checklists for your area, product specials and more in our weekly newsletter. ‘Rainbow Mix’ has range of bright colours. Details. Ideal for edging or bedding schemes. Add some spice to sunny or shady containers, beds or landscape border.

Plant in prepared soil, with a hole large enough to firmly hold the module. Grow in a south or east facing

Protect from temperatures

are available, with variegated markings and/or zonal Dwarf varieties are suitable for window boxes and small pots. Coleus plants have an incredible range of natural color variation, but enthusiasts and breeders have taken them a step further with colors from bright chartreuse to hot pink to velvety near-black, and any number of combinations. green and pink foliage. further leafy growth. Height to JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser.