Solenostemon Scutellarioides 'Chocolate Mint'
Coleus 'Chocolate Mint'
Grown mostly for the colourful foliage, coleus have nettle-like leaves with serrated edges, and come in a range of colours; reds, purples, greens, yellows. Taller varieties can be used in borders, and shorter varieties can be grown in pots. 'Chocolate Mint' has deep purple leaves with a row of bright green dots around the edges of the leaves.
Contributed by @nininoo
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Coleus 'Chocolate Mint'
Latin name
Solenostemon Scutellarioides 'Chocolate Mint'
type
Tender perennial
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.50 M
Solenostemon Scutellarioides 'Chocolate Mint'
Grown mostly for the colourful foliage, coleus have nettle-like leaves with serrated edges, and come in a range of colours; reds, purples, greens, yellows. Taller varieties can be used in borders, and shorter varieties can be grown in pots. 'Chocolate Mint' has deep purple leaves with a row of bright green dots around the edges of the leaves.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Coleus will produce somewhat insignificant tubular flowers on flower-spikes if these are not removed. (Remove the flower-spikes as they appear to promote leaf growth.)
Planting out
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Plant out after all risk of frost.
Propagating by seed
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seeds in compost and cover with glass or film until seedlings appear
Propagating by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Can be propagated easily by softwood cuttings at any time of the year
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