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Wizard Velvet Red
Coleus 'Wizard Velvet Red'
Wizard Velvet Red is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Wizard Velvet Red
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 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).
What this means
Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.
When to plant Wizard Velvet Red
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Wizard Velvet Red into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring.
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 Wizard Velvet Red get?
16 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Wizard Velvet Red 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 Wizard Velvet Red
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Wizard Velvet Red about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Wizard Velvet Red to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Good to know about Wizard Velvet Red
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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