Coleus
Plant·Coleus decurrens
Part shade
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 10–11
Hardiness
Coleus (Coleus decurrens) is a plant. It grows best in part shade and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
GrowingFlowering
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Tolerates part shade
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–7
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives oxygen (medium)
Gives organic matter (low to medium via leaf litter)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height30–90 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, cuttings
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded