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Coleus
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Coleus grows well in my baskets.

Coleus are an old fashioned plant, not the flavour of the month, but I still like them because they are probably the easiest to grow in hanging baskets and their brilliant leaves are spectacular . They can tolerate shaded light and full sun, although in extreme sun conditions, the more exposed leaves do get a little sunburnt. If they are in shade and start becoming really tall, it might be a good idea to move them to a position where they will get more sun.

I purchased this coleus as a potted plant in July 2010 to set up a display for the Nambour Garden Show, which runs every year in July at Nambour, Queensland, of course.
Coleus grows fast so by the time the Show came around,
there was plenty to show off in the hanging basket, as in
Image 1, taken July 24.
Image 2 a closer view, showing the brilliant colours in the leaves.
Image 3, the photo was taken in the shade, it shows deep variations of colour in the leaves.

By the Spring Show in September, at Spring Hill, Brisbane, the coleus was huge. The outer leaves were nearly 15cm across. The people attending the show were amazed at the size of this one.

Image 4 is another basket of a different coloured coleus. There are really too many plants in this basket. The plants in this basket were bought at the same time as the other colues but in a punnet and I was fast running out of baskets.

The coleus are inclined to break of if they are touched in the wrong way, which happens often while being transported to and from shows. But it's not a problem because the broken pieces only need to be put into soil and they will start growing again.
They are easy to grow from cuttings.

This series of baskets potted specifically for the Shows in 2010, and was very successful.
I would put it down to the feeding almost every week with Sea Sol and Scotts 20+20+20.

And I would like to say, that if I can grow hanging baskets like this, anyone can.
It only takes a few minutes watering every second day or so, more in summer of course,
and about an hour on the weekend to organise the fertilising.

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