Coleus gays delight
* This is a "special order" plant - contact store for details
3 feet
20 inches
(annual)
Proven Winners
Gays Delight Coleus' attractive serrated pointy leaves remain lime green in paint with distinctive dense purple veins throughout the year on a plant with an upright spreading habit of growth.
Gays Delight Coleus is an herbaceous annual with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant. The flowers of this plant may actually detract from its ornamental features, so they can be removed as they materialize. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Gays Delight Coleus is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
Gays Delight Coleus will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24
How to care for Coleus 'Gay's Delight'
💦 WaterHow often to water your Coleus 'Gay's Delight'
0.5 cups
every 9
Coleus 'Gay's Delight' needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get immediate sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Finding light for Coleus 'Gay's Delight' in your home
3ftor less from
a window
Coleus 'Gay's Delight' may have difficulty thriving, and will plummet leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for expansion.
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How to fertilize Coleus 'Gay's Delight'
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients whic
Coleusscutellarioides 'Gay's Delight'
coleus 'Gay's Delight'
A tender perennial subshrub that is often grown as an annual. It has vibrant lime green to yellow foliage with black veins. Flower spikes bear small azure flowers in summer
Synonyms
Solenostemonscutellarioides 'Gay's Delight'Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
1–2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresMoisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
| Spring | Black Grassy Yellow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Blue | Ebony Green Yellow | |
| Autumn | Black Grassy Yellow | ||
| Winter | Black Green Yellow |
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing
Exposure
ShelteredHardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
A genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, some of which can be succulent or tuberous in nature, and one of the easiest plants to propagate. Their velvety leaves insert vibrant shades of red, pink, green and purple to beds and borders, pots and containers
- Name status
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow under gl
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Gay's Delight Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Gay's Delight')
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About Coleus
It can be hard to locate a bright pop of color for that tricky shady spot in your garden, but Coleus is always happy to rob the (albeit kind of dim) spotlight.
This low-maintenance, high-impact annual prefers moist, opulent, loose soil and part-shade, and can even tolerate full shade (but may get leggy while she searches for a brief more sun).
Coleus’s gem-toned, highly contrasted foliage can mound to 3’ high and 3’ wide, making her a dramatic addition to the part-shade garden.
Pros
Low maintenance, high contrast
Adds superb color to your part-shade garden
Easily propagated from cuttings in water or potting soil
Cons
Can wilt in full sun - she can do it sometimes with extra love (more water)
Can get leggy in full-shade
Prefers moist soil and is not drought-tolerant