Coleus: show me your best coleus design or container, 3 by pirl
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pirl wrote: One thing to remember is that coleus root all along the stem, not just at the nodes. So, if you have a short cutting it can still root. Try your best to leave a maximum of two leaves at the top. Remember that the cutting you took once had the life support of an entire root system. Leaving more than two leaves just makes the cutting struggle more - yes, it looks nicer for the cutting to have a lot of leaves but it's harder on the cutting to make new roots. Don't use the brown stems. Just use green stems for cuttings (photo #2). You can cut a mother plant right down to stubs and it will still grow new leaves. (photo #3) |