Coleus

Alpine Poppy

About Coleus and Alpine Poppy

Coleus

Alpine Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, Malaysia

Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-125-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Bushy, Evergreen

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Red, Green, Purple

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Red, Green, Purple

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green, Purple

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Bracts

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Damp

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Ample Water

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Damp

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Full-strength liquid fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Weightloss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss

Used as a sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Plectranthus scutellarioides

PAPAVER alpinum

7.2 Common Name

Coleus, Painted nettle

Alpine Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Coleus

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Buntnessel

Alpine Mohn

7.2.3 In French

Vieux garçon

Alpine Poppy

7.2.4 In Spanish

coleo

Alpine amapola

7.2.5 In Greek

Coleus

Alpine παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cóleus

Alpine Poppy

7.2.7 In Polish

Coleus

Alpine Poppy

7.2.8 In Latin

Coleus

Alpini Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Coleus

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Coleus and Alpine Poppy

Wondering what are the properties of Coleus and Alpine Poppy? We provide you with everything About Coleus and Alpine Poppy. Coleus doesn't have thorns and Alpine Poppy doesn't have thorns. Also Coleus does not have fragrant flowers. Coleus has allergic reactions like Not Available and Alpine Poppy has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Coleus and Alpine Poppy and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Coleus and Alpine Poppy

Season and care of Coleus and Alpine Poppy is important to know. While considering everything about Coleus and Alpine Poppy Care, growing season is an essential factor. Coleus season is Summer and Alpine Poppy season is Summer. The type of soil for Coleus is Damp and for Alpine Poppy is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Coleus is Neutral, Slightly Acidic and for Alpine Poppy is Acidic, Neutral.

Coleus and Alpine Poppy Physical Information

Coleus and Alpine Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Coleus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Coleus and Alpine Poppy are as follows:

Coleus flower color: Not Available
Coleus leaf color: Green and Red, Green, Purple
Alpine Poppy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral and Peach
Alpine Poppy leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Coleus and Alpine Poppy

Care of Coleus and Alpine Poppy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Coleus pruning is done cut main flower spike and Cut or pinch the stems and Alpine Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Coleus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Ample Water. Whereas, in summer Alpine Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.