Coleus 'Watermelon'
coleus ( syn. Solenostemon scutellarioides)
- 9cm pot
- £7.99
- available to order from spring
- 2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
- £15.98 £5.33 each
- available to order from spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun to partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil (or John Innes no. 3 for containers)
- Rate of growth: fast
- Hardiness: tender (will need winter protection)
Coleus are versatile summer season foliage or pot plants known for their stunning colours and patterns that thrive in both full sun and shade. ‘Watermelon’ is very late to flower, making it a low-maintenance, high-impact plant perfect for large pots and eye-catching bedding schemes, rapidly putting on dense, well-branched coverings of chartreuse-edged, raspberry-pink splashed foliage. - Garden care: Plant out after all risk of frost has passed. 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.