COLEUS WIZARD 'MIGHTY MOSAIC' Solenostemon Scutellarioides
COLEUS WIZARD ‘MIGHTY MOSAIC’ Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Mighty Mosaic’
Characteristics Type: Annual Sun: Shade Height: 18 - 26 Inches Water: Medium Spread: 18 - 22 Inches Maintenance: Low Spacing: 10 - 14 Inches Suggested Use: Annual Bloom Time: Flowers not showy Tolerate: Heavy Shade Foliage Description: Multicolor
Culture
Show-stopping colors…bold patterns…rich textures. Landscapers and gardeners love these center stage varieties for their great looks and reliable performance in sunny gardens and patio planters. Mighty Mosaic Coleus can tolerate full sun in regions of high relative humidity such as Hardiness Zones 9 and 10. Foliage will scorch in full sun with low relative humidity. All are suitable for shade.
Noteworthy Characteristics
Cherry red leaves with green edge maturing to carmine. For full sun or shade, well branched, vigorous, long lasting color. Plectranthus scutellarioides, commonly known as coleus, is a tropical evergreen tender perennial that has been a popular foliage plant since at least Victorian times. It is native to Southeast Asia and Malaysia. It has been assiduously hybridized over the years into a very large number of vegetatively propagated and seed propagated strains with an almost infinite number of leaf color combinations including most colors of the spectrum except true blue. Four-sided stems are semi-succulent. Showy multi-colored leaves are generally ovate to oblong and toothed. Leaves frequently feature mixtures of colors in irregular patterns.
Problems
No serious insect or disease problems. Watch for aphids, spider mites and whiteflies, particularly on indoor plants. Plants grown in too much sun may wilt. Plants grown in too much shade may become leggy.
Garden Uses
Bright, vivid foliage is ideal for landscaping beds and using in mixed containers. Slow to flower so plants last a long time. Group or mass as garden annuals in beds and borders. Pots, containers, window boxes, hanging baskets. Houseplants.