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How to Grow
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Herb/Forb, Annual, Herbaceous Perennial, Houseplant, Herb.
Lifespan
Perennial, Annual
Flower
Flowers are small, blue-violet, in slender, terminal clusters, and irregularly shaped. Blue-white two lipped nettle-like flowers appear in racemes, early summer to fall but are not showy and can distract from the leaves. The flowers are insignificant. The calyx of the flower is persistent and resembles a saucer hence the Latin name "scutella."
Fruit
Nutlet
Taxonomy
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Coleus