Coleus Seeds - Rainbow Mix Annual (Perennial in zones 10 - 11) Partial Shade, Shade Zone 4 - 11 Days to Germination: 12 - 21 Soil: Loose, organically rich, well-drained Water: keep moist without drenching Coleus plants are a stunning, simple, & exotic tropical plant that loves a hot, humid garden or container spot. Rainbow Mix has solid or bi-colored leaves in shades of red, green, yellow, maroon & pink. Coleus is perfect for the shady garden, & it is a good indoor or outdoor container plant. Coleus is great for window boxes, pots, hanging baskets, & patio containers in partially shaded areas. AKA: Painted Leaves Non-GMO Quantity: 600 Seeds (not pelleted) Botanical Name: Coleus blumei Planting Depth: Surface (seeds need light to germinate) Plant Spacing: 12 Row Spacing: 12 Height: 18 - 30 Coleus is very sensitive to cold & frost. Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Coleus seeds are grown as both indoor & outdoor beauties. Keep the soil moist at all times. Indoor Sow: Coleus seeds 6-8 weeks prior to last frost. Coleus needs sunlight to germinate. Work & moisten the soil with water before planting the seeds.These are tiny seeds that can wash away easily! Scatter or gently press seeds on the surface of a fine, damp seedling mix, & water them with a gentle mist. As soon as seedlings emerge, provide plenty of light on a sunny windowsill or grow seedlings 3-4 inches beneath fluorescent plant lights turned on 16 hours per day, off for 8 hours at night. Raise the lights as the plants grow taller. Keep the soil moist at 65-85 degrees. Coleus can benefit with bottom heat. Transplant hardened-off seedlings to the garden after the frost. If planted outside, you can transplant indoors in the Fall & return to the outdoors in the Spring. When they are about 2 1/2 tall, transplant them into individual pots. 2-3 days in, begin fertilizing them every 2 weeks with fertilizer. Nitrogen is key in helping develop those deep colors. To help with bushy growth, pinch off the top inch of the plant when they have 6 true leaves. & continue to monitor & pinch off the top flowering stalks to keep the plant growing. You can let it go to flower in the Fall if you decide not to bring indoors as a houseplant. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: Phytosanitary Certificate Required for Orders Going to Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore & Taiwan. Please Add Phytosanitary Certificate to your cart when purchasing your order. It is your responsibility to understand any applicable import requirements & restrictions for your country. For more information please contact the destination country’s Department of Agriculture or equivalent ministry. Not responsible for items that do not make it through customs. Coleus Seeds, Rainbow Mix, 600 Seeds // Non-Gmo, Coleus Blumei
