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HAVE: Coleus to trade for more coleus
Comments (1)hello do you only have the one coleus, it just happens to be one I don't have. do you have any other plants or seeds to trade. I can send you cuttings from 8 to 10 diffrent coleus some named some not. let me know michelle...See MoreNew Coleus leaves curling
Comments (13)I understand that feeling. Lol - I'll work hard to 'save' a plant in steep decline that no one (even me) wants, then work hard trying to find someone to give it to. 'What to do' is a tough one. Coleus isn't high on the list of plants that like indoor conditions, so repotting into something more appropriate probably carries the same amount of risk that not repotting does, even if the risks are different. If the plants are in reasonable health, I think I'd take cuttings and start them in a well aerated medium, or even in water if you don't feel entirely confident in your ability to make a solid medium work. FWIW, I never root anything in water for several reasons, but it is easier for coleus. Once the cuttings strike, I'd repot the parent plants into something appropriate as far as the medium goes. If the plants are really struggling, I'd repot right away and hope for the best. When you repot, you're going to need to reduce the foliage mass considerably, so you'll have an opportunity to take cuttings, too. I can't remember if I responded to your original thread about these plants, but I did read it and figured by your description that there was going to be some additional intervention on your part if there was to be a happy ending to the story. I just want to say "Good for You". I admire you for putting the effort into trying to save these plants, and know you'll end up a better grower for the experience. Al...See MoreColeus varieties
Comments (64)'Gay's Delight', 'Morning After', 'Coleosaurus' 'Beaujolais Nouveau', 'Red Frenzy', 'Coleosaurus', 'Saturn' with Japanese Forest grass 'Beaujolais Nouveau', 'Red Frenzy', unknown green and yellow coleus in back, Hosta plantaginea hiding below 'Coleosaurus' 'Le Freak' Rodeo Drive' with purple inflorescence 'Tickled Scarlet' 'Apocalypse' with 'Saturn' behind, Thujoposis dolobrata in back...See MoreHow long can coleus be kept as perennial
Comments (17)Agree. This is simply wrong. This quote from the link, "Once coleus has set seed, it dies back," is fake news. And this, "Pinching flowers back as soon as they appear prolongs the life of the plant, but it also encourages production of flower spikes at an accelerated pace, eventually completing its purpose and dying back." Pure nonsense, every word. I know it's not true because I have seen otherwise, from many different Coleus plants over many years, and have the pics to prove it. The blooms do make a mess when these plants are inside, so for that reason, I snip them off while they are inside. But as I said before, this is a great plant to provide nectar for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. If other people don't think the blooms are attractive, I can appreciate that but I would not remove them from my own plants. Very few of my plants are in my gardens because they make pretty flowers. I'm much more interested in plants which produce nectar for the above-mentioned critters. Anyone can repeat stuff they read elsewhere - as is clearly the case with the author of the linked article. Had this author bothered to gain any experience before writing the article, they would have learned this in less than a year. It's a mystery to me why anyone would write an article based merely on repeating someone else's info, not bother to confirm it, and publish it with their name attached. But now you know to not trust anything written by this author. By association extension, anything produced by the publisher and their entire organization can only be regarded with suspicion: https://www.sfgate.com/aboutsfgate/?_ga=2.92123354.11328771.1629732044-393084600.1629732044...See Morecearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
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