1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
40.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light Green, Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Toothed
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Crown rot
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
Not Available
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
along a porch, deck or patio, Bonsai, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Plectranthus barbatus
CALANTHE discolor
7.2 Common Name
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
Ground Orchid, Japanese Hardy Calanthe Orchid
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Harfensträucher
Ground Orchid
7.2.3 In French
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
Ground Orchid
7.2.4 In Spanish
Coleus forskohlii
Ground Orchid
7.2.5 In Greek
Coleus Forskohlii
Ground Orchid
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
Ground Orchid
7.2.7 In Polish
Coleus Forskohlii
Ground Orchid
7.2.8 In Latin
Coleus Forskohlii
Ground Orchid
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Epidendroideae
8.10 Number of Species