(C) Decorative nettle Chocolate Rose seeds (5S) (432103)

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🍫🌸 Decorative Nettle ‘Chocolate Rose’
🍫🌸 Botanical Name: Coleus scutellarioides ‘Chocolate Rose’
🍫🌸 Type: Tender Annual

Decorative Nettle ‘Chocolate Rose’ is a striking foliage plant prized for its rich chocolate-brown leaves edged and flushed with rose-pink tones. Bold, velvety, and highly decorative, this coleus variety adds dramatic colour and texture to containers, borders, and mixed plantings. Easy to grow and fast to fill space, it’s perfect for brightening shaded areas.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Tender annual
✔ Height: 20–30 cm
✔ Spread: 20–25 cm
✔ Foliage: Deep chocolate with rose-pink highlights
✔ Position: Partial shade to full shade (tolerates light sun)

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow: January – March indoors
✔ Germination: 10–14 days at 20–24 °C
✔ Tip: Surface sow — do not cover seed
✔ Transplant: Harden off and plant out after frost
✔ Spacing: 25–30 cm apart
✔ Care: Keep soil moist but well-drained; pinch tips regularly for bushier plants

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Stunning, richly coloured foliage
✔ Excellent for shade and containers
✔ Fast-growing and easy to maintain
✔ Adds contrast and depth to mixed plantings

✨ Top Tip

Pinch off flower spikes as they appear to keep plants compact and focused on foliage colour.

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Containers & patio pots
✔ Shaded borders & beds
✔ Mixed foliage displays
✔ Adding bold colour without flowers

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