Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Eastern Asia, Malaysia
Types
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Plectranthus scutellarioides
Number of Varieties
2150
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1011-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
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Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown, Tan
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Red, Green, Purple
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Damp
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Damp
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to control growth
cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Full-strength liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
Weightloss
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS halepensis
Plectranthus scutellarioides
Common Name
Aleppo Pine
Coleus, Painted nettle
In Hindi
हैलाब पाइन
Coleus
In German
Aleppo-Kiefern
Buntnessel
In French
pin d'Alep
Vieux garçon
In Spanish
Pino carrasco
coleo
In Greek
χαλεπίου πεύκης
Coleus
In Portuguese
Aleppo Pine
cóleus
In Polish
sosny Aleppo
Coleus
In Latin
triumphabit Pine
Coleus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Lamiales
Family
Pinaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pinus
Coleus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scolytinae
-
Number of Species
20150
1
27800
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