coleus 'Chocolate Covered Cherry'
coleus ( syn. Solenostemon scutellarioides Chocolate Covered Cherry)
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coleus 'Chocolate Covered Cherry'
coleus ( syn. Solenostemon scutellarioides Chocolate Covered Cherry)
- 9cm pot
- £7.99
- available to order from spring
- 2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
- £15.98 £5.33 each
- available to order from spring
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun to partial shade
- Soil: moist but well drained
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: May to September
- Hardiness: tender (will need winter protection)
Like a painted nettle with lime edged, serrated, deeply cherry-red foliage, this vibrant coleus is a real head-turning summer bedding plant. Easy to grow, ‘Chocolate Covered Cherry’ responds best to regular pinching out for a dense carpet of striking colour, or it can be left to develop small flowering spires. This is a premium sun coleus, meaning the leaf colour holds, even in bright direct light, partial or full shade. - Garden care: Pinch out young shoots regularly to maintain foliage colour and a compact shape. Remove emerging flower spikes to maintain bushy habit. If growing in pots, move indoors in autumn to overwinter.