Black Dragon Coleus Seeds | Ruffled Burgundy & Purple Foliage

Dramatic Foliage for Shaded Borders and Containers

Black Dragon coleus brings richly textured leaves in red, burgundy, and deep purple tones to the garden. Ruffled, puckered edges give the foliage extra depth, making it a striking contrast beside lighter green plants.

Grow a cluster in a patio container or along a partly shaded border, where you can enjoy the leaf patterns up close. This compact foliage plant reaches approximately 12 inches tall under suitable conditions. Color and size vary with light, growing conditions, and individual seedlings.

What You Are Ordering

• Product: Black Dragon coleus seeds, not live plants.
• Pack options: Choose 25, 100, or 300 seeds.
• Common name: Coleus, also known as painted nettle.
• Botanical name: Coleus scutellarioides, also listed as Solenostemon scutellarioides.
• Main feature: Ruffled red-to-deep-purple foliage.
• Garden use: Shaded borders, mixed containers, and bright indoor growing spaces.

Starting Seeds Indoors

Start approximately 6–8 weeks before your local last expected frost. Use clean trays and a fine, well-drained seed-starting mix.

• Moisten the mix before sowing.
• Press seeds gently onto the surface. Do not cover with soil: light is needed for germination.
• Keep the growing medium around 70–75°F.
• Maintain even moisture with gentle misting or careful bottom watering, without saturating the mix.
• A clear cover can help retain moisture; ventilate and remove it when seedlings emerge.
• Germination commonly takes approximately 10–14 days, but timing varies.
• Provide bright light after emergence and transplant carefully once seedlings are sturdy enough to handle.

Planting Out and Ongoing Care

Gradually acclimate seedlings to outdoor conditions. Plant outside after frost danger has passed and temperatures are reliably warm. Space approximately 10 inches apart in well-drained soil.

Choose partial shade or bright filtered light, protecting plants from harsh afternoon sun. Deep, dark shade may reduce growth and color. Indoors, provide bright light and avoid hot conditions directly against window glass.

Keep soil evenly moist without standing water. Use containers with drainage holes and feed according to the label of a fertilizer suitable for ornamental foliage plants. Pinch growing tips to encourage bushier plants, and remove flower spikes if you prefer to focus the display on foliage.

Seasonal Care and Safety

Coleus is frost-tender and is commonly grown as a warm-season annual or protected indoor plant. Its foliage, rather than its flowers, is the main ornamental feature. Protect from cold weather rather than treating an annual growing-zone range as a winter-hardiness guarantee.

Ornamental only: Not a vegetable or edible herb. Coleus can be harmful to cats and dogs if eaten. Keep plants and seeds out of reach of pets and children.