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greenfreak_gw

Coleus with ornamental grass - before and after

21 years ago

I'm a big big fan of coleus and I decided to mix in some ornamental grass with them a couple of years ago.

The initial May planting in my kitchen looked pretty sad! I laughed at the size of the container but knew it would grow into it nicely if I kept the coleus trimmed:

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I fertilized once a month and left them outside to do their thing, in full sun. Shade-loving plants my butt! The color difference was amazing. These are "sun coleus" varieties. This picture was taken in August, three months later:

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For more pics, visit my site! I've got over 700 of them, link is below.

Thanks!

Trish

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.greenfreak.net

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