Solenostemon x blumei Copa Nevada
Common name: Painted Nettle
You will add a splash of colour to your garden with this vibrant shrub.
5 to 10°C
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Sumptuous and startling, pineapple-lime leaves shot with gorgeous liquorice-purple veins will make your 'Solenostemon Copa Nevada' a real crowd-pleaser! This generous display of serrated, foliage will offer you a wealth of unusual colour all year-round. Originating in tropical and sub-tropical forests, this superb evergreen brims with energy which will electrify your home, hanging baskets, containers and summer bedding. Brilliant in container displays, your 'Solenostemon Copa Nevada' will also make an eye-catching addition to your home. When temperatures remain above 5-10 C, this tender perennial can be planted out as summer bedding and treated as an annual. However, during the frosty months it is best to keep your container-grown coleus in a conservatory or greenhouse, ensuring the soil is slightly moist. To encourage a wonderfully bushy display of gorgeous chatreuse-yellow leaves, it is advisable to pinch back the tips regularly.Plant your solenostemon in moist well-drained soil in a sunny or partly sunny, sheltered location. During the growing season, to help this delightful plant thrive, apply nitrogen-rich fertiliser bi-weekly and water generously.In maturity, 'Solenostemon Copa Nevada' will reach a height and spread of 40cm by 30cm.
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Key Information
| Latin Name | Solenostemon x blumei Copa Nevada YP |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Painted Nettle |
| Hardiness | H1c (5 to 10°C) |
| Format | Young Plants |
| Position | Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun |
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.40 |
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.30 |
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand |
| Aspect | East-facing, South-facing |
| Good for pots | Yes |
| Good for hanging baskets | Yes |
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