Tender perennial shrubs of some merit, requiring the protection of a greenhouse. Keep the plants root-bound and near the glass, with a good supply of heat and moisture. They succeed best in a mixture of loam and peat. Cuttings of shoots 3 in. long planted in sand, covered with a glass, and plunged in heat 60 to 70 degrees, will strike. Pot off singly in loam and sand.

The coleus grows to a height of 2 ft. to 3 ft.

It flowers in June or July.

Plant classification : Tender, Perennial, Shrub, Bears Flowers