Coleus: The Victorians did it!, 1 by coleuslover123

coleuslover123 wrote:
I've never had a coleus I couldn't propagate until 'copper'. I did about every variation I could think of: 1) cutting early in year, 2) cutting in water 3) cutting in seedling soil, etc etc. Of the 7 only one lived. It was in seedling soil and taken in early Aug. It never got very big and didn't do all that well all year. Of course, it was too hot for it where it was. I should have moved it. But there are so many beautiful coleus that do well. I'm going to concentrate on the more hardy ones. I love 'careless love'. It's beautiful, big, and hardy! Also 'red head' is a favorite. 'twist n twirl' is interesting in that it puts out red sports, and yellow/green sports (READILY). It aslo is easy to propagate and grows quite fast, yet compact. The picture is 'twist n twirl'.