Pineapple coleus
Coleus scutellarioides 'Pineapple'
Proven Winners Award Winner
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Pineapple' coleus (Coleus scutellarioides 'Pineapple') is an annual for borders, containers, and shade gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows 12 to 24 inches tall and wide with an erect habit.
Pairs well with Victoria Blue salvia, Black Magic taro, Gallery Monet dahlia, and Boston fern.