How's the humidity where it lives?

Hi Lucy. The coleus is in the same spot as another one. The other one is showing no signs of this problem. The humidity in that area is fairly good as I also have a hibiscus, the first one I haven't killed by overwatering, and several clivia. Do you think it may be due to overwatering? I water once a week or when the soil appears dry. marg

I usually overwinter about 25 coleus and some tolerate the lower winter light levels better than others. Many coleus will drop some leaves throughout the winter. I have found that most of them do best for me under lights in my basement.I have one called Gay's Delight that sounds similar and that one prefers my lights, to the south window. Up in the northland it's tough to give your coleus enough winter light. I've found that most of them will survive in my south window but will not look their best. If you're goal is just to keep it alive it'll probably be fine, if you want it to look good it may need supplemental lighting. Good luck and remember that coleus are like potato chips, you can't have just one!

Thanks for the info hostholic2. Right now my coleus is in a south facing window and gets lots of sun. I was beginning to think maybe it was getting to much sun. What do you think? Right now I don't have grow lights (we're getting ready to move), but I was thinking I could move a light close to it. Do you think that would work? Marg.

It's certainly worth a try. It's unlikely that it's getting too much sun at this time of year in the north. The intensity of the sun it gets just isn't very strong. I forgot to mention that if it's right next to a cold window, it might be to cold for it and you may need to back it up a little. Coleus hate the cold though I've noticed variations in how much cold they'll tolerate too. Good luck with your move and with your plants.