Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia, Malaysia
North America
Types
Plectranthus scutellarioides
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
Number of Varieties
150-
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments
moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-122-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Green, Purple
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Damp
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Damp
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Full-strength liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
Weightloss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover
Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
Plectranthus scutellarioides
PICEA glauca
Common Name
Coleus, Painted nettle
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
In Hindi
Coleus
White Spruce
In German
Buntnessel
Weiß-Fichte
In French
Vieux garçon
Épinette blanche
In Spanish
coleo
White Spruce
In Greek
Coleus
White Spruce
In Portuguese
cóleus
Pinheiro-do-canadá
In Polish
Coleus
Świerk biały
In Latin
Coleus
White Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Lamiales
Pinales
Family
Lamiaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Coleus
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Piceoideae
Number of Species
15035
1
27800
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