Coleus

PLANT TYPE: Coleus (Annual)

HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 10 to 11 (grown as an annual 3-11)

SEASON: Late spring and early summer

EXPOSURE: Full sun

TIME TO MATURITY: 21 days

SPACING: 18 inches

PLANTING DEPTH: Seed 1/4 inches

HEIGHT: 6 to 36 inches

SPREAD: 12 to 24 inches

PESTS & DISEASES: Groundhogs, rabbits, mealybugs, aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, and slugs. Mildew, stem rot and root rot

WATER NEEDS: 1/2 inch twice a day in the absenence of rain

MAINTENANCE: Medium

TOLERANCE: Heat

SOIL TYPE: Rich, moist, loose soil, well-drained

SOIL pH: 6.0 to 7.0

SOIL DRAINAGE: Moist and well drained

COMPANION PLANTING: Portulaca, Petunia and daisy

GENUS: Plectranthus scutellarioides