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Today we will look into some important care tips and Dos and Donts on one of the most beautiful and colourful plants \u2013 the \u00a0Coleus plant. Its also known as landscape coleus or Plectranthus<\/em><\/strong>. We will also learn how to easily multiply or propagate coleus from simple cuttings. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNLIGHT: Its basically a shade plant which prefers\nindirect sunlight, but the best leaf color is achieved with direct morning or\nevening sunlight or under a shade net. But\nMany varieties do well in both shade as well as partial direct sunlight as long\nas they are not allowed to dry out. <\/li>
WATERING: They need intelligent watering but Avoid\nover-watering these plants, which can encourage root rot and death. You water\nonly when the top inch of the soil is completely dry or your plant is beginning\nto wilt. This wilting is easily reversed with watering. <\/li>
SOIL AND FERTILIZERS: They do not need much feeding.\nSmall quantities of some compost mixed in soil is sufficient for them to grow. They\nthrive in any soil, but a well draining soil is always preferred to avoid root\nrot and congestion.<\/li>
PINCHING: This is the most important care tip for coleus.\nYou have to keep pinching that is cutting off the top growing ends to promote\nmore branching and make it bushy. You can see if this task is not performed,\nthe stems just elongate and may not branch out properly. Just keep pinching the growing and multiplying\nbranches to promote more branching. <\/li>
FLOWERS: They produce spikes of flowers, but if you\nwant the plant to grow well just pinch them off. This is also an important tip\nfor beginners.<\/li>
Avoid windy locations because coleus can be prone to\nbreakage, as their stem is very tender and soft. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Propagation of Coleus plants from cuttings<\/strong>: It\u2019s again the one of the\neasiest plant to multiply from cuttings. Its highly recommended plant for beginner\ngardeners to start their hobby of growing from cuttings from coleus plants. These cuttings are really easy to root in just\nabout 1 to 2 weeks. You can grow the same cutting obtained by pinching your\ncoleus or you can borrow few cuttings from your neighbour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take small cuttings and as usual, trip the leaves towards the base of the cuttings and leave the upper leaves as it is. Optionally if you have a rooting hormone, dip the lower end into it and insert into the holes in soil. Make sure your first make holes and then insert because the coleus stems are soft and tender. \u00a0You should get nearly 100 percent results even without the use of rooting hormone powder. You can use any soil, potting mix or even just cocopeat to start your cuttings but later you need to transfer to mix containing ground soil because they need anchorage or else they tend to fall easily. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n