coleus plant fertilizer Coral Candy Premium Sun Coleus – Pinetree Garden Seeds

coleus plant fertilizer Coral Candy Premium Sun Coleus – Pinetree Garden SeedsCoral Candy Coleus is a center stage coleus with multicolored, narrow and serrated, graceful draping leaves. Reliable performance in sunny gardens and patio planters. Premium Sun Coleus can tolerate full sun in regions with high humidity. Perfectly suitable for shaded spots too. AAS winner. 10 pelleted seeds PLANTING Solenostemon scutellarioides Annual Germination: 10 15 days Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70 75F Seed Planting

Coral Candy Coleus is a center-stage coleus with multicolored, narrow and serrated, graceful draping leaves. Reliable performance in sunny gardens and patio planters. Premium Sun Coleus can tolerate full sun in regions with high humidity. Perfectly suitable for shaded spots too. AAS winner. 

 10 pelleted seeds

PLANTING

Solenostemon scutellarioides

Annual

Germination: 10-15 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF

Seed Planting Depth: Sow on the surface, needs light to germinate

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 8-12 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-75 ºF soil temperatures. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperatures until germination. Transplant after the last frost date,10-12” apart.

Sowing Outdoors: Direct sowing outdoors is not recommended

Growth Habit: Upright

Height and Width:  28-30" x 18-22"

Spacing: 12-18” apart

Light Needs:  Part sun to shade 

Soil Needs: Average to fertile, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: Sizable seedlings are ready 12-14 weeks after sowing. 

Uses:  Flower Beds, containers

Care: When growing Coral Candy Coleus in containers, it will need to be fertilized and watered regularly. During the heat of summer, they will need to be watered a few times a week. Apply a liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks or use a time-release fertilizer at planting time.