"Sam" wrote in message
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Elizabeth wrote:
Coleus comes to mind.

As luck would have it, I was down at HomeDepot today (on other business)
and there was the sign "Assorted Varieties of Coleus ON SALE! $3.97) So
I picked one up! :-) Thanks for the info Elizabeth! Just one question:
Most info on this plant online indicates that it is an annual (i.e.
will die after one year), but the guy at HomeDepot (not their actual
assistants, this was another "customer" who happened to be a landscape
contractor) said that if this plant is kept in the shade, and in the
warmer climate of Los Angeles, it behaves as a perennial and won't die
at all. Now I am all confused and don't know what to think! Please
clarify!

Thanks as always!
Sam in Los Angeles


Botanical nomenclature aside, most of the plants sold as Coleus are tender
perennials which are grown as annuals in most areas of the country. In a
frost free area of Los Angeles they will persist. In the coastal areas, some
will tolerate full sun, inland they will prefer shade.

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elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA ------------ former Sandog
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