An Ode to Coleus

This photo does n’t even begin to illustrate the range of colors and textures that coleus ( Solenostemon scutellarioidescvs . , USDA Hardiness Zone 11 / one-year ) can provide to both containers and the landscape . It ’s one of the most various plants out there , and a snap to mature , too . Buy plant in spring , crimp them a few times in the beginning to promote bushy , vigorous growth , and stand back . Well , you will need to water and now and then fertilize … In fall , take cuttings that will root easily in a glass of water on the windowsill . Pot them up and give suck them though the winter until outflow , when you may use the industrial plant or cuttings from it in your new plantings .

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