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Coleus Seeds - Sunset
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Coleus (Coleus Wizard Sunset) - Make your flower garden or container blaze with this compact and shade loving beauty. Growing to only 12 - 14 inches tall and wide, it’s foliage is multi-branching. The large bronze leaves have golden scalloped edges. Grow this breath taking plant in the shade and in mixed containers from pelleted flower seeds.
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Flower Specifications
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
4 - 10
HEIGHT
12 - 14 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Spring through fall
BLOOM COLOR
Red
ENVIRONMENT
Partial shade to full shade
SOIL TYPE
Moist, well-drained, pH 5.6 - 7.5
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
HOUSE PLANT
Yes
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
70 - 75F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 14 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Do not cover
SOWING RATE
2 - 3 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
10 - 14 inches
Coleus (Coleus Wizard Sunset) - Yet another lovely Coleus variety to make your landscape beautiful! Start Coleus seeds indoors in late winter for plants ready to set out after frosts are over. This Wizard Sunset has muted tones of bronze and apricot making it the perfect addition to mixed borders or mixed containers.
Colorful houseplant
You can keep a Coleus Sunset as a colorful houseplant in a sunny window or under artificial lights for the exotic beauty indoors!
Coleus seed | sunset
How to grow
How To Grow Coleus From Seed: Starting the flower seeds indoors in the late winter will provide you with Coleus seedlings for planting outdoors in beds or containers in the spring once frosts have passed.
Coleus plants perform best in well-drained soil enriched with organics. You will love watching the new seedlings emerge, showing their permanent coloring from the time of their appearance. Enjoy these foliage plants from spring through fall, or year-round indoors.
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Average Germ Time: 10 - 14 days
- Keep moist until germination
- Attracts butterflies
- Depth: Do not cover
Plant Specifications
Coleus Sunset leaves are serrated and trimmed delicately with a contrasting color. Coleus care includes keeping the soil evenly moist, applying fertilizer monthly and pinching out the flowers to keep the foliage growing well and healthy.
- Height: 12 - 14 inches
- USDA Zones: 4 - 10
- Season: Annual
- Deer Resistant: Yes