{"product_id":"coleus-scutellarioides-main-street-spacecake","title":"Coleus scutellarioides 'Main Street Spacecake'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eColeus scutellarioides 'Main Street Spacecake'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a riotously colourful foliage coleus, grown not for flowers but for leaves that read like stained glass: serrated blades splashed with pink, burgundy, lime and cream, veined and patched in bold contrast. Coleus is the ultimate summer colour plant, and this cultivar is one of the most graphic of the lot, earning its place at the front of a pot display or a shady border where it lights up all season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonesty first on hardiness: coleus is a \u003cstrong\u003etender\u003c\/strong\u003e foliage plant, rated RHS H1C, and it will not survive frost. Treat 'Main Street Spacecake' as summer bedding and patio colour. Plant it out or stand pots outside only once nights are reliably above 10C, usually from late May or early June, then lift it or take cuttings before the first autumn frost to overwinter on a warm, bright windowsill. Grown as a summer plant it is fast, generous and endlessly easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quick note on names: coleus has moved between genera over the years, so you will see this plant sold as \u003cstrong\u003eColeus scutellarioides\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePlectranthus scutellarioides\u003c\/strong\u003e or the older \u003cstrong\u003eSolenostemon scutellarioides\u003c\/strong\u003e. They are all the same species; Coleus scutellarioides is the currently accepted botanical name, and 'Spacecake' is the cultivar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e sun or partial shade. A little direct sun deepens the colours, while light shade stops the broad leaves scorching in the hottest spots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, or a good peat-free multipurpose compost in pots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e a bushy mound to around 45cm tall and wide in a season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e tender (RHS H1C). Frost-free only; grow as summer colour and overwinter under cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep the compost evenly moist, as the broad, thin leaves wilt fast if the roots dry out, and pinch the tips regularly for a full, branching plant, snipping off any flower spikes to keep the energy in the foliage. It is a superb \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplant for pots and containers\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the best tender foliage choices for a shady display, sitting happily among our other bold \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/architectural-foliage\"\u003earchitectural foliage\u003c\/a\u003e. Pair it with the vivid \u003ca href=\"\/products\/plectranthus-coleus-grp-main-street-ruby-road\"\u003eMain Street Ruby Road\u003c\/a\u003e coleus for a painterly container, or explore the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range for summer-into-autumn colour. As with all our plants, our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003ewhat to expect\u003c\/a\u003e guide sets out how a tender foliage plant behaves through the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Coleus 'Main Street Spacecake' we supply is nursery-grown, hand-selected for strong, well-coloured growth, and packed with care to arrive in superb condition ready to pot up for summer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"13cm \/ 1L","offer_id":57907286901119,"sku":"PLECSPACE13","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3e757fc3-1c0b-4730-9e85-eb3b4a924773.jpg?v=1783692426","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/coleus-scutellarioides-main-street-spacecake","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}