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When temperatures start to drop, avid gardeners will start the process of preparing their garden and plants for winter. Whether you’re new to caring for plants or simply curious about how to ...
Simply follow these expert tips to ensure a smooth transition and keep your plants thriving all season long. Winter Is Coming: Here's When to Bring Your Plants Indoors Skip to main content
Keeping mums indoors longer term over the winter is possible but requires more care. Mums can be kept “awake” as houseplants or, more commonly, allowed to go dormant and brought back out in ...
Coleus amboinicus, synonym Plectranthus amboinicus, [1] is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae [2] with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. Coleus amboinicus is considered to be native to parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India, [3] although it is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. [2]
Coleus (/ ˈ k oʊ l i ə s /, KOH-lee-əs) is a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes succulent, sometimes with a fleshy or tuberous rootstock, found in the Afro-Eurasia tropics and subtropics.
Coleus neochilus, synonym Plectranthus neochilus, [1] which is colloquially known as lobster bush, fly bush or mosquito bush, is a perennial ground cover with highly fragrant, partially scalloped, ovate leaves and purple blue inflorescent spikes.
February marks the midpoint of winter, and with spring just over the horizon, many gardeners are dreaming of sunny days and dirty fingernails. A week before the last frost date, begin to “harden ...
The tubers are planted in the spring when harvest can occur the following autumn. [4] Coleus esculentus can be harvested 180–200 days after it has been planted. [4] The ideal soil to grow this tuber is a pH of 6.5-7, with an annual rainfall of 700–1100 mm. [4] The ideal photoperiod for the tubers is between 12.5 and 13 hours. [6]