Decorative Foliage
Campfire Coleus is a frost-tender ornamental cultivar prized for its dramatic foliage that captures the warmth and glow of a crackling fire. Growing 12 to 30 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide, this variety thrives in full sun across hardiness zones 3 and warmer, reaching its impressive mature size in about 120 days. The plant produces delicate flowers from June through November, extending the visual interest well into autumn, and demands consistently moist soil and regular feeding to perform its best.
Full Sun
High
3-3
30in H x 24in W
Annual
High
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Campfire Coleus delivers year-round visual excitement with foliage that truly lives up to its name, blazing with warm tones from early summer straight through the fall months. The striking color intensity deepens in full sun, making this a standout choice for containers, borders, and any garden space that needs a bold focal point. Its extended bloom window from June into November keeps the plant interesting long after many other ornamentals have faded, while the compact to medium height range gives gardeners flexibility in layering it into mixed plantings.
Campfire Coleus is grown as an ornamental foliage plant, valued primarily for its striking appearance in container gardens, landscape beds, and mixed borders where its warm tones and vibrant coloring create visual drama. The extended flowering period from summer into fall provides additional interest beyond the foliage alone.
Start Campfire Coleus seeds indoors in a warm environment between 70 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit, allowing adequate time before your last frost date to reach transplant size within the 120-day growing cycle.
Transplant outdoors after the last frost date when soil has warmed and nighttime temperatures remain above freezing. Space plants 12 inches apart in rows, with 1 inch spacing between individual plants in beds or containers.
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