Coleus Question

Do they reseed themselves?

Allowing them to flower does weaken the plant. The flowers will have seeds (provided they are fertile) but I doubt if the seeds would remain viable over winter, if that was what you wanted to know. I'm speaking from a zone 7 perspective but perhaps in your zone 8b they could live: I don't know.

You can save the seeds but they won't be true to the parent. Only cuttings would remain true.

Thanks Pirl.

I wonder if the seed comes directly from the parent plant why it wouldn't be true. I know this to often be the case.. I just wonder what causes it to happen that way..Things that make you go, Hmmm?

: ) Thanks again.

Picture a bee flitting from one coleus to the next and there's your answer.

It's no different from humans. We don't produce a clone of ourselves. It's genetics.

Only cuttings will give you the same identical coleus plant.

Well that makes perfect sense.. You're very helpful.. : )

Thanks.