Coleus

California Buckeye

About Coleus and California Buckeye

Coleus

California Buckeye

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, Malaysia

California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments

Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Bushy, Evergreen

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.00 cm

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460.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Yellow Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Red, Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Red, Green, Purple

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Green, Purple

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green, Purple

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Damp

Clay, 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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Plectranthus scutellarioides

AESCULUS californica

7.2 Common Name

Coleus, Painted nettle

California Buckeye

7.2.1 In Hindi

Coleus

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

Buntnessel

California Buckeye

7.2.3 In French

Vieux garçon

California Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

coleo

California Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

Coleus

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cóleus

California Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Coleus

Kalifornia Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Coleus

California Buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Coleus

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Coleus and California Buckeye

Wondering what are the properties of Coleus and California Buckeye? We provide you with everything About Coleus and California Buckeye. Coleus doesn't have thorns and California Buckeye doesn't have thorns. Also Coleus does not have fragrant flowers. Coleus has allergic reactions like Not Available and California Buckeye 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 California Buckeye and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Coleus and California Buckeye

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

Coleus and California Buckeye Physical Information

Coleus and California Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Coleus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Coleus and California Buckeye are as follows:

Coleus flower color: Not Available
Coleus leaf color: Green and Red, Green, Purple
California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green

Care of Coleus and California Buckeye

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