1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Ornamental Plants
Flowering Plants, Herbs
1.3 Origin
Central America
Not Available
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
111.75 cm40.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Purple, Dark Red
Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Ivory, Pink, White
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Purple
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Inorganic
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Viruses
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Borders
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as colouring in foods, Used As Food, Used to make yellow and green dye
Employed in herbal medicine
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden
Container, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AMARANTHUS hypochondriacus
Plectranthus barbatus
7.2 Common Name
Prince's Feather, Prince-of-Wales-Feather
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Silber Clary
Harfensträucher
7.2.3 In French
Argent Clary
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
7.2.4 In Spanish
Clary plata
Coleus forskohlii
7.2.5 In Greek
ασημένιο Clary
Coleus Forskohlii
7.2.6 In Portuguese
prata Clary
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
7.2.7 In Polish
Srebrny Clary
Coleus Forskohlii
7.2.8 In Latin
Argentum Clary
Coleus Forskohlii
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Amaranthoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species