Coleus comosus is an evergreen member of the mint family cultivated for patio and conservatory use, flowering from June to October. Native to eastern Africa, it forms a well-branched, rounded plant suited to container culture. It accepts a wide range of soils — chalk, clay, loam or sand — provided they stay moist but well drained. Position it in full sun or partial shade on a sheltered south- or east-facing aspect.

Coleus comosus is an evergreen Coleus from eastern Africa, suited to sheltered south- or east-facing patios and conservatories and flowering June to.

Coleus is a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes succulent, sometimes with a fleshy or tuberous rootstock, found in the Afro-Eurasia tropics and subtropics.

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