Coleus (Small Leaf type)

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Printer-friendly versionThis is one of my favorite coleus. 

Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario

Coleus (Small Leaf type)
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Hey flowergirl101

I buy the ones I like and are different then the norm.

I do not have the names of these small leaf cultivars but have been saving them from year to year by rooting cuttings iin September.  I pot them up once the show root formation (I root them in water and check every few days) then pot them up for bringing in for the winter.  I keep them alive under grow lights in the basement. I water them just enough to keep them alive until early April, then start to water them more often to encourage growth.  By mid May I bring them outdoors to harden off in a sheltered shaded area.  It this point I start to take cuttings to root in water to start the whole cycle again.

Heres another of the above photo:

My favorite Coleus

This one is another of my favorites:

Another favorite small leaf Coleus

Heres some seedlings of big leaf ones i start each year:

Ron's Coleus From Seed

..and some more.  I do not save the big leaf types:

Ron's Coleus From Seed

Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario

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Love, Love, Love 'em!

Love that small leaf one, Ron!  Coleus kind of has a special place in my heart.......Back LONG ago when I was in high school and taking horticulture, Coleus was the first plant I learned how to root....in water as you do. It was a breeze. I've been hooked on plants ever since!

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Wow, that is beautiful. I

Wow, that is beautiful. I have never seen one like that before. What is the name of it? I absolutely love coleus.

Happy Gardening Yall

Lavender2's picture

Very different

That IS a beauty! I see why it's a favorite, Ron.

Hey, flowergirl101, Welcome! Some coleus don't appeal to me much, but I agree, this one is gorgeous! Ron has some real beauties!

In my wonderings on the web I found this coleus site. I never knew there were sooo many! I'll warn you though, there's over a thousand photos...

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