"Johnny Borborigmi" wrote in message
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On 2007-10-13 11:06:42 -0400, "Paul O." said:

Last spring I bought several Coleus plants. Thru the summer they got
pretty
tall and bushy. How does winter effect them? We live in the Inland Empire
of
Southern Calif. and freezing temps and frosts are not all that common,
however last winter we did have several nites of 32 deg. or so. I like
the
Coleus but don't want to dig them up and toss them every winter. Thanks.


Take cuttings. About 3-4 inches long. Remove bottom third of the leaves
and stick in potting soil and keep moist. They'll also root in water. They
root VERY EASILY.

Thanks for the replies. I have several cuttings in pots outside and 2 in
water in a window that I was going to put in the ground, but as I see that
would not be a good idea at this time. I don't have room to let these grow
next to a window thru the winter in the house as they might get kinda big.
--
Paul O.