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Fishnet Stockings Coleus scutellarioides

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 16" 91cm 41cm
Height: 2' - 3'
Spread: 12" - 16"
Height: 61cm - 91cm
Spread: 30cm - 41cm
Proven Selections
Award Winner
  • 24 - 36 Inches
    12 - 16 Inches
    12 - 16 Inches
    61cm - 91cm
    30cm - 41cm
    30cm - 41cm

    Features

    Striking green and burgundy variegation; heat tolerant

    Award Winner
    Adaptable As Houseplant
    Foliage Interest
    Heat Tolerant
    Deadheading Not Necessary
    Attracts: 
    Birds
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Annual
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    24 - 36 Inches 61cm - 91cm
    Spacing: 
    12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cm
    Spread: 
    12 - 16 Inches 30cm - 41cm
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Multicolored
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade to 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
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Use in combinations, hanging baskets, beds and borders

    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.

    General Rules 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

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