Color Clouds Hottie, also known as Flame Nettle or Painted Nettle, is a hybrid of the ornamental member of the Mint family native to tropical Asia and northern Australia. This Coleus is fast-growing with a mounding trailing habit of 10" tall and 30" wide. Hottie's lime and magenta serrated foliage is evergreen in zone 10-11 or a low-maintenance summer annual for mixed containers, hanging baskets, or mass plantings. Color Clouds Hottie flourishes in full sun or partial shade with minimal water. Bring attractive texture and color contrast to the tropical or modern landscape.
Color Clouds Hottie Selling Tips
Sell Color Clouds Hottie to customers looking for unique foliage to add to a mixed container, landscape border, or houseplant collection. Customers will love the attractive contrast and texture Coleus's lime green and magenta foliage offers. This plant is low-maintenance, requiring little more than regular water and full to partial shade to flourish until cold temperatures set in. While Coleus is evergreen in zone 10-11, it can overwinter indoors or grow as a houseplant in bright indirect light. This variety has a mounding, trailing habit and is fast-growing. It is well-suited for hanging baskets and use as a groundcover, or create an inviting modern landscape border or mixed patio container by pairing this plant with Begonia, Calibrachoa, Fuchsia, Impatiens, Ipomoea, and Lantana. Plant alongside Fancy Feathers Pink for striking color contrast.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 24-30" apart in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
2. Water regularly, not allowing the soil to completely dry out.
3. Pinch off any flowers that appear to encourage all the plant's energy to go into the prized foliage.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Color Clouds Hottie, plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container or three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8-7.0, EC of 1.0-2.0, temperatures of 68-72, and light feed (100-150 ppm N). Maintain light intensity at 1,500-3,000 fc for best foliage color. This plant doesn't require pinching or PGRs. You may see aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, and this plant can be prone to botrytis and root rot.
Flowering
This plant is grown for its foliage. Pinch off any small flowers that appear in summer.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs.
Pests
You may see aphids, mealybugs, thrips, and whiteflies.
Disease
Color Clouds Hottie can be prone to botrytis and root rot during short days or wet, humid conditions. Prevent these fungal infections by watering at the base of each plant in the morning, providing good airflow in your greenhouse, and keeping containers spaced to allow sunlight to penetrate to the soil level. The most common chemicals used to treat botrytis are Medallion and Banrot. Use them as a drench according to each label’s instructions.
Planting Color Clouds Hottie Liners
Plant one rooted liner per 4- or 6-inch container or three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil in partial shade and completely bury the ellepot in the center or evenly spaced in your container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Coleus Color Clouds Hottie Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
3-5 Weeks
10 Inch crop time
6-10 Weeks
Color
Magenta, Lime Green
Habit
Mounding, Spreading, Trailing
Height
10 inches
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Minimum Temp
59
Perennial Zone
Zones 10-11
Water Needs
Moderate
Patented Plant
yes
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Color Clouds Hottie, also known as Flame Nettle or Painted Nettle, is a hybrid of the ornamental member of the Mint family native to tropical Asia and northern Australia. This Coleus is fast-growing with a mounding trailing habit of 10" tall and 30" wide. Hottie's lime and magenta serrated foliage is evergreen in zone 10-11 or a low-maintenance summer annual for mixed containers, hanging baskets, or mass plantings. Color Clouds Hottie flourishes in full sun or partial shade with minimal water. Bring attractive texture and color contrast to the tropical or modern landscape.
Color Clouds Hottie Selling Tips
Sell Color Clouds Hottie to customers looking for unique foliage to add to a mixed container, landscape border, or houseplant collection. Customers will love the attractive contrast and texture Coleus's lime green and magenta foliage offers. This plant is low-maintenance, requiring little more than regular water and full to partial shade to flourish until cold temperatures set in. While Coleus is evergreen in zone 10-11, it can overwinter indoors or grow as a houseplant in bright indirect light. This variety has a mounding, trailing habit and is fast-growing. It is well-suited for hanging baskets and use as a groundcover, or create an inviting modern landscape border or mixed patio container by pairing this plant with Begonia, Calibrachoa, Fuchsia, Impatiens, Ipomoea, and Lantana. Plant alongside Fancy Feathers Pink for striking color contrast.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 24-30" apart in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
2. Water regularly, not allowing the soil to completely dry out.
3. Pinch off any flowers that appear to encourage all the plant's energy to go into the prized foliage.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Color Clouds Hottie, plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container or three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8-7.0, EC of 1.0-2.0, temperatures of 68-72, and light feed (100-150 ppm N). Maintain light intensity at 1,500-3,000 fc for best foliage color. This plant doesn't require pinching or PGRs. You may see aphids, mealybugs, and whiteflies, and this plant can be prone to botrytis and root rot.
Flowering
This plant is grown for its foliage. Pinch off any small flowers that appear in summer.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs.
Pests
You may see aphids, mealybugs, thrips, and whiteflies.
Disease
Color Clouds Hottie can be prone to botrytis and root rot during short days or wet, humid conditions. Prevent these fungal infections by watering at the base of each plant in the morning, providing good airflow in your greenhouse, and keeping containers spaced to allow sunlight to penetrate to the soil level. The most common chemicals used to treat botrytis are Medallion and Banrot. Use them as a drench according to each label’s instructions.
Planting Color Clouds Hottie Liners
Plant one rooted liner per 4- or 6-inch container or three per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil in partial shade and completely bury the ellepot in the center or evenly spaced in your container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Coleus Color Clouds Hottie Quick Reference Guide
4 Inch crop time
3-5 Weeks
10 Inch crop time
6-10 Weeks
Color
Magenta, Lime Green
Habit
Mounding, Spreading, Trailing
Height
10 inches
Light
Full Sun, Partial Shade, Partial Sun
Minimum Temp
59
Perennial Zone
Zones 10-11
Water Needs
Moderate
Patented Plant
yes
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