Pruning Coleus

High-voltage contrast punctuates each leaf of our latest coleus, providing bold drama to the partially shady corners of the garden. Velvety chocolate leaves are each perfectly dotted along the rim with bright mint green, for a luminous look.

This impressive variety performs well in planters and small space gardens in both sun and shade. Coleus, Chocolate Covered Cherry displays one of the best foliage patterns – the rose center on each leaf is surrounded by deep mahogany and edged with...

‘Pineapple Surprise' seduces at first glance with a flourish of iridescent tricolor leaves with chartreuse and burgundy hearts marbled with chocolate brown. Vigorous 26 inch plants retain their color and painterly pattern in sun or shade over a long...

Foliage plant that will fill the garden with color. Velvety chocolate leaves are punctuated perfectly along the rim with bright green. Disease free and easy to grow, perfect for south and south-east climates with hot and humid summers.

Compact, late flower Coleus! Requires no pinching! Reaches 10 to 12 inches high at maturity, showing color just 8 weeks from sowing. A mixture of many colors, please see picture for color idea.

Rich Mediterranean colors on a grand scale; the plants boast leaves up to 8" long. The mix of coleus enchants with its variations of pattern, detail and color, with sensuous shades of copper, orange, and nearly black.

Compact and bushy, they need no pinching and resists flowering. Let this impressive beauty work some magic in your containers and shady beds. Coleus turns shady areas into kaleidoscopes of color.

Well-branched, vigorous, upright 18-26” tall plants will tolerate sun in hot, humid summers. Coleus is a foliage plant par excellence, a favorite of discerning gardeners since Victorian times.

This is an outstanding mixture formulated to provide the best and brightest colors of medium-sized leaf varieties. Coleus is grown for its brilliant, glowing foliage rather than flowers.

So what sets this collection apart from all other coleus varieties? That being said, when I came across Under the Sea coleus plants, I was quite taken aback. They are readily available through many nurseries, garden centers or mail-order seed suppliers.

(10 C).If you enjoy growing coleus plants indoors, you can alwaystaken from a healthy, mature plant. Watch the plant closely. Plant cuttings in moist potting soil, then keep them moist and warm until the new plants are established.

You can also pinch the shoots of young coleus plants to produce bushier growth.Another factor in coleus care is overwintering, as these plants, which are considered tender annuals, are highly susceptible to cold temperatures.

You will find it is less damaging to the coleus seedlings to water from below.Once the seedlings are large enough to be handled (typically when they have two sets of true leaves), they can be transplanted to individual containers.Equally as easy as growing...

It may also help to trim back the top half of growth to reduce shock, though this is not required.Allow your plants to acclimate for about a week or so prior to moving them inside.

Fill your container with well-draining soil and fertilize moderately. It won't grow larger than the container it's in, but if moved to a bigger container, it will fill it out, reaching as high as 2 feet tall.

Leaving the flowers tends to cause less foliar development and leggier stems, probably because the plant is directing its energy to flower formation.You can pinch off the spikes just as they are forming and redirect that energy back into leaf formation...

Many shade-loving coleus varieties can be grown from seed. For popup captions, "hover" your mouse over images and links. A riotous mix of colors adds appeal to an informal container or a cottage style border.

Today's commercial moisture control mixes work well with coleus cuttings as doand wedge cubes. 1947sport: "Sudden small or large variations of unpredictable nature...caused by changes in chromosomes...mutations develop in seeds or in buds."hybridization:...

It says so right on the package!!!PERLITE is the secret ingredient to successful growing of coleus cuttings. I was having major pot envy!Now, being the cheap, but ingenious gardener that I am, I really didn't want to spend that much money on a planter,...

Any color that the blossoms provide is transitory.Lest I arouse the ire of hosta fans (of which I'm one), I hasten to add that I don't mean to belittle hostas. There are currently an incredible 1,431 named varieties on the market.

The January days will not be bright enough or long enough in the Northern climates to wake the coleus from their sleep. Bring them indoors before first frost to brighten up the parlor throughout the winter season.Full sun will dull the foliage on some...

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