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Common name: "Rainbow Plant" or "Painted Nettle"
Latin name:
Solenostemon scutellarioides x 'Amora'

Coleus Amora
Class: Annual
Growth habit:
Clump forming

Max height:
10" - 18"
Spread: 10" - 12"

Flowers: Insignificant
Available cultivars: 35+
Origin: Hybrid
Sunshine:
Water: Pictured: Coleus 'Amora'
Cultivation: If your looking for a colorful plant that also doubles as a house plant... any cultivar of Coleus will fit the bill. 

Coleus Amora prefers full sun with some light shade during the heat of the day. Plant in any well drained fertile soil in beds or containers. An excellent choice for either mixed or single variety containers.

Coleus plants can be moved indoors to a sunny window before first frost. Stem cuttings are easy to root in light soil or water. Coleus prefer temperatures above 45 degrees.

Potential pests ~ diseases:
Whiteflies.

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