Yesterday I was driving home a day after one of our typical heavy rainstorms
(big oaks fall down, 100.000 people lose power, etc.) and nearly skidded to a
halt at the sight of a plant I'd never seen before--about 3 feet high and
almost as wide, bright magenta, lemon yellow and touches of green. Omigod--the
storm had also torn off a good sized piece onto the sidewalk and it wasn't yet
wilted. I parked the car and made off with the fallen stem. Now I have time
to look at it I think it's some sort of coleus, but not like one I've ever
seen--even Alabama Sunset. AKA Bellingrath Pink, etc. The smallest leaves are
lemon yellow, almost chartreus; the medium ones are a hot, hot magenta and the
largest of all are dark green with a magenta tinge to the underside. The edges
are slightly scalloped, but the leaves are also sort of wavy and not as firm as
coleus usually is. And some of the yellow and the magenta leaves still have
dark green tips. The whole plant had a bushy, uprushing, assymetrical
appearance and was in full sun. Any guesses as to what I rescued and am going
to try to propagate?
zemedelec