Coleus neochilus’Mike ’s Fuzzy Wuzzy '
Lobster Flower
Coleus neochilusf.variegatus , Plectranthus neochilusf.variegatus , Plectranthus neochilus’Mike ’s Fuzzy Wuzzy '
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folk : LamiaceaeSubfamily : NepetoideaeTribe : OcimeaeSubtribe : PlectranthinaeGenus : Coleus
flame nettle neochilus’Mike ’s Fuzzy Wuzzy ' , formerly screw asPlectranthus neochilus’Mike ’s Fuzzy Wuzzy ' , is a bushy succulent plant with decumbent to raise stems that bear overweight , grey-haired - dark-green leaves broadly edged in cream . It can raise up to 1 human foot ( 30 cm ) tall and make a beautiful ground covering . The leaves are obovate to elliptic , with few - toothed margins , and mensurate up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) in length and 1.4 in ( 3.5 cm ) in width . They are finely hirsute , often slimly viscid , and unpleasantly perfumed .
The plant is spectacular when flowering from saltation through late fall . The charming mauve - empurpled efflorescence appear in concluding spike - corresponding racemes that can get to 6 in ( 15 centimeter ) in length .
Plectranthus neochilus’Mike ’s Fuzzy Wuzzy ' is a variegate cultivar ofPlectranthus neochilusnamed and distributed bySan Marcos Growers , a wholesale plant nursery turn up in the easterly Goleta Valley in Santa Barbara , California , United States . It was discovered at Michael Kartuz ’s nursery ( Kartuz Greenhouses ) by Mike Tully of Terra Sol Garden Center in Santa Barbara and bring up to honour both men .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Plectranthusspecies are easily cultivated and ask little extra attention or special intervention . They savor well - compostedsoiland , as a rule , thrive in semi - shade or cool positions on south - facing aspects . Thus , these plants are ideally beseem to grow under the shade of trees . They are mostly shallow - rooted and relish adequate piss , butPlectranthusstore water system in their stalk and stand prolonged period of drought .
These plants are often grown for their attractive leafage , flowers , or both and vary in their growth descriptor from dense prostrate ground covers to sub - shrubs and declamatory bush .
Although they are frost tender , Plectranthusare usually grown in umbrageous , protect place and , as such , are afforded some protection from hoar . Because they all flower at the end of the mature season , freeze does not affect flowering . If the plants are affected by frost , they can be swerve back at the destruction of wintertime and will acquire out rapidly . Once the plants have been established for a year or more , they become woodier at the base and are more resistant to frost damage .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Plectranthus .
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