Professional Growing Information I have potted Proven Winners different varieties of Coleus and just LOVE these plants! My neighbors always come by each spring/summer to see what I have in my big pots and just LOVE how beautiful they are! The Colorblaze is one of my favorites! I wish we could have weather to where I could continually grow them outside, but Minnesota, we don't have a very long growing period but I will ALWAYS use these plants by your company - ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND FUN TO GROW!
ColorBlaze® Torchlight® Coleus scutellarioides
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Exposure
- Sun or Shade
Flower Season
- Spring
- Summer
Mature Size
Height: 2' - 3'4"
Spread: 18" - 3'
Height: 61cm - 1.0m
Spread: 46cm - 91cm
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24 - 40 Inches18 - 24 Inches18 - 36 Inches61cm - 1.0m46cm - 61cm46cm - 91cm
Features
Fuchsia, maroon and green foliage on a well-branched, strikingly colorful coleus plant. Sun to shade tolerant and great in both landscapes and containers as a coleus for sun and shade.
Award WinnerFoliage InterestHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryResists:DeerCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:TallGarden Height:24 - 40 Inches 61cm - 1.0mSpacing:18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cmSpread:18 - 36 Inches 46cm - 91cmFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Colors:PinkFoliage Colors:PurpleFoliage Colors:RedFoliage Shade:Fuchsia, maroon-purple and green tricolor foliageHabit:UprightContainer Role:ThrillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Sun or ShadeThe 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:EasyBloom Time:Grown for FoliageHardiness Zones:10a, 10b, 11a, 11bWater Category:AverageUses:Border PlantUses:ContainerUses:LandscapeUses:Mass PlantingUses Notes:Great in containers and landscapes. They work well as a reliable coleus for sun and shade.
Maintenance Notes:This are heat tolerant coleus plant, is not particularly fussy and needs little routine maintenance. It will perform best if an application of controlled release fertilizer is included at the time of planting. This applies to both landscape and container plantings.
The plants aren't particularly heavy feeders, so a single dose is usually sufficient for landscape beds in most climates as an ornamental foliage coleus. If you have a very long season, a second application of controlled release plant food should be considered for landscape beds.
In general, containers need to be fed more than landscape plants. A second application of a controlled release fertilizer should be applied about every two months to container plants as a colorful coleus plant or you can regularly apply water soluble fertilizer starting about two months after the containers are planted. These extra applications of plant food can really make a difference in performance through the summer for a heat tolerant coleus plant.
If your ornamental foliage coleus plant begins to look open or a bit tired, an allover trim can be beneficial. Use a sharp pair of scissors or pruning shears to trim back up to 1/3 of the volume of the plant. I pair any trim with a dose of water soluble fertilizer to provide instant energy to help kickstart new growth and branching of this colorful coleus plant. Your plant will take some to recover from the trim, but the end result is a fuller, more dense plant going forward. You may repeat the trim as needed through the season.
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534321Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
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Alicia, Minnesota, United States, 4 years ago
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Great plant wonderful colors. I had one in full sun and the other in shade. Both grew amazingly well.
Seth Hendriks, Minnesota, United States, 5 years ago -
How do I add a picture? It's my most beautiful plant! Giant, gorgeous, show stopper.
Carrie Barger, Ohio, United States, 6 years ago
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