Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Purple Emperor' (Solenostemon scutellarioides)

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DebinSC Georgetown, SC(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2007

Coleus, Painted Nettle 'Purple Emperor'
Solenostemon scutellarioides

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lubbockjoe Lubbock, TX(Zone 7a) Jul 11, 2007

What's the name of the white and green guy behind the Purple Emperor?

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DebinSC Georgetown, SC(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2007

Caladium "White Christmas"...if my memory is working today. :)

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lubbockjoe Lubbock, TX(Zone 7a) Jul 12, 2007

Thanks for the plant i.d. The reason for asking is I'm looking for large-leafed caladium for a shady place in my garden. I had seen something that looked like this, but the leaves must have been like more than a foot long! I was impressed, but as usual, didn't know what I was looking at.

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DebinSC Georgetown, SC(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2007

The leaves on the one in the photo are about 8" long, I'd guess. This bed is on the northside of my house. This end of it is getting a couple hours of late morning sun. I have another White Christmas at the other end of the same bed which gets less sun, well - pretty much all day open shade - and it's a bit smaller, but not much.
Deb

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