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Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

Outdoor Plant

Also called: Painted Nettle

Scientific Name History

Current accepted name: Coleus scutellarioides

Previously or alternatively classified as:

How to identify it

Opposite serrated leaves in highly variable combinations of green, burgundy, red, pink, cream, yellow, and purple.

Growing characteristics

tender perennial · bushy herbaceous

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