Here's the Selection Guide, by Rosy Dawn Gardens, regarding the coleus that can tolerate sun and part sun:
http://www.rosydawngardens.com/Selection_Guide.aspx
Edited to say that, of course, Happy's sun and the sun up here in igloo territory are somewhat different.
This message was edited Oct 2, 2009 7:11 AM
Coleus Chatter September
thanks for all the info guys, now I have to go see what all I have and what goes with what and where--(I think that made sence)??
It's probably sad, but I understood every word.
Hap
PS. I have found that the deeper the reds the more they can stand the sun.
Hap- right, but I've also found lately that some you would never expect, like pineapple prince, which is really light colored-almost white in my book, likes sun also.......
and this stuff-I think its called henna?, will wilt all to heck in a short time in the sun
Alabama Sunset can take full sun.
Dipt in Wine - full sun.
India Frills.....sun sun sun.
Florida Sun Jade...the name says it all.
Florida Sun...I will let you guess how much sun.
Pineapplette won't grow in the shade.
o.k.--here's one for you all--on the right is a trailing red (which likes sun), and on the left is a cutting from a lemon-lime, which for some reason looks like its also trailing, but the cutting was from a plant that was not a trailer.
does this just happen or did it get too much fertilizer???
this was the mother plant
hey GOODGREEN My henna was in full sun all summer and loved it
mine looks a little different than yours---
it may be a "dexter"
its hard to tell by looking at the pics on the different web-sites conserning coleus
I'll run outside and take a better pic--be back in a min......................
trina- does this look like yours?
pic #2
the edges on yours look more jagged--
trina,
Full sun in S. Florida is HOT, Direct sun in summer. I lived 43 years up north and the sun down here is another whole ball game. It's wicked June, July and August. Coleus lose some of their beautiful colors. Mine are just starting to look themselves, if you know what I mean.
Hap
Yeah I just noticed where Goodgreen lives! But yes it does still look like mine. mine justs alot of midwestern sun and humidity and I'm suprised with all the storms we had that it's still standing perfectly tall straight and defiant, unlike the hollyhocks, irises, gladiola's, and well you get the point
well, we had our cold spell--got down to 60 something for 2 nights in a row-back to 92 tomarrow
75 right now on the patio at 9:04 pm
oh that ones nice
nice color
here's some of my babies I should get cuttings from next spring--maybe sooner if I can keep them warm enough come dec & jan
#2
#3
nice
#4
#5
#6
#7, and so on.........
Hey ge-I heard from some where, I think it was in the paper, that it never got very warm up your way this summer at all
I think it was on Emeril's cook show that they were actually shipping in vegetables and fruits from out of state because the growing season was so late this year
any truth to that??
Very pretty - really like #3!
not a real good pic- thats one I got from Dale last july(?)
Very nice plants and colors, Goodgreen!
We're south of ge1836 but had a cool and rainy spring, cool July, muggy August and a poor tomato crop but a bumper crop of cucumbers, probably due to the rain.
Yall gotta move to S. FL!!
Pssst, October thread is in place ^_^
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1043854/
I like them all