Coleus is a houseplant that is almost self sufficient, that he takes little or no care.
Let there be beauty without flower
For those of us who have had one care, pleasure, with variegated leaves of various kinds, are worth every minute spent in enlivening. Of course, they should be watered regularly, as in any other house plant, but they show more than a long-lasting splendor with the utmost care. If one is left to grow immoderately, it will reach over 18 cubits in height, and sometimes reach the same width. Botanical fanatics can carry several Coleus in different places at home to show off their beauty. They must remember that a person needs to enter only with a plant to achieve this indoor garden.
Be fruitful, be patient… And multiply
When Coleus sprouts 3 or more leaves, the top 2 sets of leaves can be torn off to the top and simply placed in a small but sturdy glass of water tap filled to the lip of his finger. If you’re lucky, you’d better get one plant. This just means reaching the ambitious goal of half a dozen or more if you want to do it. My wife and I would propagate them in our small apartment and sell them after they were placed in baskets. local shops for a small profit flower. Sometimes we put several in one basket wicker several inches across. Coleus hybrid (painted nettle) was used and we found that this particular hybrid had very defined and variegated leaves showing white with red and green colors. All the other Coleus hybrids we found did not have the wide range of colors and leaf sizes we were looking for. At the beginning of a small experiment we decided to start plants from seed. Even inside the domestic parts, they were moving lightly and usually from the living room. They stopped the camera in 3 wire baskets because we didn’t have to put them on the table.
Some tricks for more vivid colors
In order for this plant to develop the largest variety of color spectrum, with bright and vivid colors, specific methods of growing Coleus, and the hybrid species, painted nettle. The plant can be started from seed outside, but it must be moved to a place with low ambient light and no direct sunlight. . If grown outdoors from the beginning, they reach maturity with very dark purple leaves with various stripes of a colorful and dull color. This prefers domestic to start and mature in the same type of lighting environment. Warnings growing Coleus. Be careful not to plant care reach too high, or they will go to seed, producing small strings flowers minute pale blue. Just cut flowers and proceed from there.
