bethie
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:25 pm Post subject: Coleus Extravaganza |
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Went to the nursery yesterday. The coleus was stunning so I got a bunch.
I love this color carnival.
Love chartruese.
Kind of a burnt pink.
Hubby stuck this in when I wasn't looking. Thanks honey.
Of course I got some plain ones too and I already have some plain chartreuse.
Wonderful colorful plants and sooo easy.
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OO lots and lots of beautiful coloured coleus there Bethie.  I really don't know which ones are my favourites because they are all so stunning.
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cajunbelle
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Love them Bethie, they are one of my favorite foliage plants. The chartreuse is stunning, mine is a little different, it has the darker color on the edges.
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bethie
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You can tell I am in a complete Plant Frenzy. I forgot to put in my very fave.
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Amazing, an explosion of colour. Where shall you put everything Bethie?
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CourtneyG
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wow. i love that last one..
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zuzu's petals
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They're gorgoius! I'm wild for Coleus, too.
That last one, unless I'm mistaken, is a cultivar called "Saturn",
definitely one of my all time faves. 
The one your hubby picked up looks like another one I adore,
called "Careless Love" (though yours has more yellow than mine).
 Isn't that the greatest name? Kinda sounds like
the breeder got something they weren't expecting. 
I have about 40 rooted cuttings from last year,
I've been adding them to a few beds and mixed planters just this past week.
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Polly
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They are all gorgeous but my favorite is the chartruese. I have planted them different years but didn't last year. Should get some this year especially if I can find that chartruese.
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bethie
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Zuzu that is a great name "careless love" but more like "sneaky love" on hubby's part. Why he thought I wouldn't like it Is a mystery. Have I ever met a plant I didn't like? 
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Those are all really nice Bethie. I haven't grown Coleus for years. What kind of light does it like? Maybe I'll get some this year.
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