Just when you thought the gardening world would be content and that we didn’t need another new coleus, Mini Me Watermelon is rocking scorecards in university trials. Mini Me Watermelon is part of the ColorBlaze series. It will be making its debut in 2023 and is climbing the must-have plants chart.
Photos of trial plants at Mississippi State University’s Truck Crops Branch Experiment in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and the University of Tennessee Gardens at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center in Jackson, Tennesse, show incredible plants in full sun that, to be honest, may exceed mini.
Now perhaps mini describes the size of their leaves, and that would be just perfect. The small colorful leaves, described as watermelon to coral-colored with chartreuse accents, are absolutely stunning. I would add that as the sun shifts during the day and light gets filtered, the color looks even a royal burgundy with the chartreuse. But as soon as the sun returns, it's flaming again.
