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ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides 'Kakegawa CE2'
Also called chocolate drop coleus
ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus blooms from August through September.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 10–11. Expect it to reach about 16 in tall and 20 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (a house reading).
Pets
- Not yet checked for pets.
- Listed as poisonous to people by NC State Extension.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Nine facts were checked against named botanical sources, each recorded beside the sources that carried it: mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, the trait tags, and years to mature size, which rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one and is marked so. Soil, diseases, pests, toxicity and the plant's own names have not yet been read for this plant, and its trait tags are the ones a feature uses rather than every word a page prints. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from August to September.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 10, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 10 in January. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus get?
16 intall5 ft 7 inan adult20 inwideSee ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus about 20 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus' height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom color and trait tags were checked against 11 published sources on October 18, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- gardencrossings.comGarden Crossingsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Proven Winnersheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Plant Addictsheight, spread, hardiness zones, water, bloom months and color and trait tags
- milmont.comMilmont Greenhousesheight, spread, hardiness zones, water and trait tags
- Missouri Botanical Gardensun, water and bloom months and color
- NC State ExtensionGardener Plant Toolboxsun, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Proven Winnerswater and bloom months and color
- romencegardens.comRomence Gardens & Greenhousesheight, spread and hardiness zones
- gardencrossings.comGarden Crossingsbloom months and color
- agsci.psu.eduPenn State Flower Trialsheight
- Plant Addictswater
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
The ASPCA lists coleus as toxic to dogs, cats and horses (essential oils cause vomiting and diarrhea); its leaves can also cause a contact rash on people. per ASPCA and NC State
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