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Coleus: R Dawns, 1 by HoosierGreen

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HoosierGreen wrote:
coleuslover: You should train your 'Butter Cutter' as a standard. In fact, it's already a small one anyway! Just pinch out the side shoots to keep a central stem (trunk), and when it gets as tall as you like, begin pinching to maintain a ball-shaped top. Keep the plant staked to keep the top from breaking off. Standards can be very effective in planter arrangements or by themselves in a nice pot. Root the pinchings and you will have more plants for bedding.
The photo of are a couple of my favorites, which were new plants from Rosy Dawn last May.