And another.

One more!

The second one is Carnival, third one is Rustic Orange. Not sure about the first, but they all look lovely.

Don't be afraid to keep pinching them back and potting up the cuttings. By Fall you could have full shrub-sized plants and hundreds of extras to trade or transplant elsewhere.

Beautiful! Reminds me to get myself some soon - haven't had them for a few years.
Thanks,
Hester

Hi
One of my favorite plants along with plectranthus So tempted to go on line and get some starts of the blacks /whites and metallics There are over 800 named cultivars and you see maybe a dozen. Find it interesting that they are soooo easy to start from cuttings/seeds yet are never invasive . gary

If you keep them pinched off and they don't get to flower there isn't any seeds. But I often let them flower and get tons of seedlings to share or put elsewhere in the garden. And a second bonus is the bees love the flowers. I wouldn't call the seedlings invasive at all. They are a great plant.

I've started them from cuttings many times but have a hard time overwintering them on the back porch. For some reason they always get infested with scale, mites, or mealy bugs. It's just less hassle to buy new ones from the big nursery not far from me each spring. The nursery always has a nice selection of sun loving coleus for real cheap prices every spring.

Even though I let my coleus bloom each year I don't think I've ever seen any seedlings sprout.

I started these from seed back in late February as a present for my mother. The cold snap in the beginning of March set them back, but surprisingly they made it through.

Varieties planted are:

Chocolate Covered Cherry
Versa Crimson Gold
Versa Lime
Versa Green Halo
Versa Watermelon
Choclate Mint

All are supposed to be more tolerant of the sun.