silver spurflower
Coleus argentatus
RHS AGM 1998
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Blue, white
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Silver spurflower (Coleus argentatus) is a perennial for borders, containers, and shade gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to pass it by. Its gray and silver leaves spread fast, so give it room. Blue and white flowers open in early to late summer and attract bees.
Pairs well with Holly fern, Impatiens, and Polka dot plant.
Native range
Asia.