Coleus ‘Electric Lime’

* Common name: Coleus ‘Electric Lime’

* Botanical name: Solenostemon scuttelarriodes ‘Electric Lime’

* What it is: An annual flower grown for its large upright leaves of neon lime and green. Color pattern is net-like.

* Size: 18-20 inches tall, space 15-18 inches apart if massed in ground.

* Where to use: Flower pots, foundation beds, around swimming pools and patios. Part shade is ideal but ‘Electric Lime’ also holds color fairly well in full sun. Grows but becomes greener in deep shade.

* Care: Plant after mid May. Check water daily in pots. In the ground, water twice weekly in the first six weeks, then weekly if the weather is dry. Work compost and timed-release flower fertilizer into soil at planting. Supplemental in-season fertilizer usually not needed in the ground, but pot-grown ones appreciate an occasional boost. Yank and compost when frost kills them.

* Great partner: Burgundy coleus, red geraniums, orange-red marigolds.