Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Copper Queen'

Aside from being very easy to grow, I have done some research and found this plant to have been used for lucid, very vivid dreaming. App...Read Morearently, some tribes in Central and South America would chew the leaves in a quid, or steep them in a tea a few hours before bedtime. Very interesting, especially considering some of the Coleus names.

Coleus is the easiest plant to grow!! There really is no particular soil requirement but they do need water. The easiest way to double (o...Read Morer triple) your pleasure with these is to snip the plant and stick it directly into the ground, however, if you use this method be aware that the plant will wilt and at this point needs alot of water to regenerate the roots. It can also be rooted in a glass of good old water. Snipping the plant also promotes a bushier plant.

The blooms come in the form of "spikes" and are usually purple. Snip the "spike" after the blooms die and scatter the seeds wherever you want them to grow.

Cold weather will kill the plant, however, if the plant is hardy, it will come back in the spring!! This information can be used for ALL types of coleus.

Happy Gardening!