Coleus Calipsa
Coleus Calipsa, Live Rooted Starter Plant, Ornamental Foliage, Great Outdoors and Indoors, Rare Colorful Gift for Gardener
Coleus Calipsa displays medium-sized, elongated ovate leaves in bright green, accented by yellow centers and artistic splashes of red and purple. Perfect for containers, borders, or indoor planters, this vibrant variety thrives in partial sun to shade, offering a versatile and colorful addition to any garden.
The 3-5” single or multi-branched starter plant is shipped in a transporting cup.
Other names for Coleus
Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle. Coleus is a genus of annual or perennial shrubs, sometimes succulent, sometimes with a fleshy or tuberous rootstock. Coleus seeds, Vibrant Ornamental Plant, Rare Seeds for Planting, Great for Outdoors and Indoors, non-GMO, Gift for Gardener.
Also called: Painted nettle, Flame Nettle, Poor Men's Croton, Solenostemon, Mayama, Mayana, Palletblad Coleus, Coleus Blumei, Colea, Coleu, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Plectranthinae, Plectranthus, Coleus scutellarioides, Plectranthus scutellarioides, Koleus, Kaleus, Maiana, Maiama, kinran ziso, nishiki ziso, corius, Colieus Pumilus, Palett blad, Palett, Majana, Majama, palette blade.
How to plant Coleus
- Carefully remove loose packing paper until you find tubes with the Coleus plant inside.
- Carefully remove the tape off the side to unwrap the plant.
- Carefully take the tape off the top of the pot to remove all cotton pads. Check for no tape left on the bottom of the pot that may accidentally cover the draining holes.
- Check the soil for any signs of mold. If found, transplant coleus to new soil and monitor its well-being closely. If the original soil looks fine, do not repot coleus right away; give it 1-2 weeks to recover from shipping stress and acclimate to your home.
- Keep the plant away from direct sunlight for a week.
- Water coleus with room-temperature water until it drains; remove any excess water from the saucer.
More detailed instructions: Care Tips, FAQ, and Blog posts dedicated to coleus.
Coleus care tips
🪴 Coleus thrives in cool, evenly moist, well-drained soil.
🪴 In hot months, coleus grown in pots outdoors will need watering once or twice a day. If they are grown indoors, watering every two or three days is usually sufficient unless the indoor air is especially dry.
🪴 Some modern coleus varieties handle full sun, but most still flourish with at least dappled shade and direct sun limited to morning hours.
