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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
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  • Details

    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

  • 9 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • I ordered this plant. It arrived in fair condition. The plant never recovered and died.

      Jay
      , Pennsylvania
      , United States
      , 2 years ago
    • This plant can fill a container in no time. Consider it both your filler and your thriller. Give it plenty of room because it will take what it needs. I have one in a large planter with an angel wing begonia on each side. This works well because the begonias spread out beneath the coleus spilling over the sides of the pot. I did pick off a few of the bottom leaves to give the begonia more room.

      Paula Neale
      , Missouri
      , United States
      , 11 years ago
    • In my patio pots at home, they're watered daily and fertilized once to twice a month. They thrive, foliage is AWESOME and summer blooms are extra bonuses! LOVE THEM and so do my guests!!!

      Dawn
      , New Jersey
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • Planted alone in a pot for foliage accent, it was interesting and full bodied all summer - lasted well in to fall looking good too!

      Amy Hendricks
      , Ohio
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • Russell Studebaker
      , Ohio
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • Very nice with Margarita, Blackie and Black Heart and purple fountain grass.

      Coleen Toone
      , Utah
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • huge and beautiful... does'nt lose its color in full sun

      Sharon Kitzman
      , Wisconsin
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
    • K. Meyer
      , Missouri
      , United States
      , 13 years ago
  • 4 Awards

    Award Year Award Plant Trial
    2006 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
    2006 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
    2006 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
    2006 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
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