Showing posts with label Wizard Mix. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wizard Mix. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Solenostemon scutellaroides 'Wizard Mix' in the garden

[Photo: Solenostemon scutellaroides 'Wizard Mix', white and green variety.]I managed to kill some of my coleus seedlings by putting them out too early, but these ones planted on the south side of the house survived. This white and green variety is my favourite... [Photo: Solenostemon scutellaroides 'Wizard Mix', chartreuse variety.]... but the chartreuse variety seems to be more vigorous.

Of the plants that were still in flats on the north side of the house, the red ones survived the frost the best; all of the green with purple stripes succumbed. Then slugs or something started eating the survivors; a lot of them are still alive, but they are too ugly to photograph and post here.

Monday, April 13, 2009

Solenostemon scutellaroides 'Wizard Mix': seedlings

What a difference in just a week or two! (See earlier photo of baby seedlings.) So much bigger, and the colours are getting more and more distinct. I have 45 coleus seedlings now. I find it interesting that the seedlings with pink and green leaves are by far the most vigorous; I would have expected the mostly green-leaved plants to have the edge. It seems to me that the seeds started in starter mix (Home Gardener Organic Starter Mix, to be precise) are growing faster than those started in peat pellets.
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