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

Coleus Life Lime
Class: Annual

Growth habit:
Clump forming

Max height:
10" - 14"
Spread: 8" - 12"

Flowers: Insignificant

Available cultivars: 35+

Origin: Hybrid
Sunshine:
Water: Pictured: Coleus 'Life Lime'
Cultivation: If your looking for a colorful plant that also doubles as a house plant any cultivar of Coleus will fit the bill. Coleus Life Lime prefer full sun with some light shade during the heat of the day. 

Plant Coleus Life Lime 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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