On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:14:04 -0700, "Paul O."
wrote:

I was just looking at some of the Coleus in the garden and was wondering if
keeping some of the seed or flower stems over the winter, if they can be put
in potting soil in the spring in the house to start new plants. If this is
possible, how would be the best to treat these seeds for future planting? I
don't have the room to take cuttings now and pot and try to grow thru the
winter in the house. Thanks.


You can save the seeds, however this is not usually done because you
may get an entirely different coleus plants with other properties. I
overwinter my coleus by taking cuttings and grow them in a glass of
water in a basement window (not much space at all). If your winter is
long, you can take cuttings from the rooted cuttings 6 weeks before
you plan to transplant into the garden. You'll get stronger roots if
a rooting medium is used. I found that Vermiculite works best.