Giant Coleus
By Sid
- 25 Aug, 2008
- 14 likes
Just bought this today. Have you ever seen such a HUGE Coleus?! Stuck my hand in the picture to give it some scale - the big leaves are bigger than my hand-span. I'm hoping to be able to propagate it and keep it going over the winter. The man that sold it to me said it required a long growing season. He told me the variety, but I can't remember it now - think it was something like 'Goring' (Sure it began with a G). Any ideas anyone?
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Great isn't it Jac - it only cost me £1.50 - bargain!
25 Aug, 2008
Nice plant Sarah and what a bargain
25 Aug, 2008
wow , its some size, great bargain you got Sarah
25 Aug, 2008
Aye got to hand it to you Sid.Lovely shot.Personally prefer Sid like a bit of mystery.
25 Aug, 2008
They are amazing ,aren't they ?! Looks like one of the giant leaf varieties called 'Kong'.
26 Aug, 2008
Thanks F1 - I did look on the web to see if I could ID it. Didn't see any that looked like this one, but I did see the Kong Series plants. Maybe it's a new one?
26 Aug, 2008
Have you had it flower yet??????????????????
27 Aug, 2008
It's got a flower bud in the centre. One of the others at the stall had already opened and it was a very pretty pale blue. :-)
27 Aug, 2008
WOW! How magnificent Sarah! What a bargain! That was more like a steal!! What a prize to be proud of!
27 Aug, 2008
Over here in the States it is labeled kong coleus 'giant rose', from the Kong series plants. There is also a Kong 'giant red', this one doesn't have the fuschia pink in the center of each leaf. Hope this helps.
27 Aug, 2008
Oh thanks for that F1! Most helpful. I will now be able to lable it! I took 2 cuttings from it when i got home yesterday, so fingers crossed :-)
28 Aug, 2008
Nice one, Sid.
but I'll make the same remark to you,
as I did for one of Peter's pictures the other day....
For a keen gardener, you have AMAZINGLY clean finger nails. LOL
31 Aug, 2008
Ha ha ha - not today tho! Will have to give them a good scrub as got work tomorrow! No really, I do find it so very difficult to keep clean ;-)
31 Aug, 2008
That look spectacular!
21 Mar, 2009
It was, Ualda! The parent plant didn't do too well over the winter and eventually died. But I had taken two cuttings in the summer and they are both doing very well - not quite as big as 'mum' yet, but getting there!
22 Mar, 2009
WOW!
I've never seen one like that before. What a stunner. Enjoy!
2 Jun, 2009
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Love the Colour Sarah :D
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