Indoor Coleus - Care, Pruning, & Overwintering
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- Welcome to my first subscriber request video- how to care for and overwinter indoor coleus, AKA Plectranthus scutellariodes. With over 1500 varieties, there’s a coleus for everyone! So let’s learn how to love our “poor man’s croton”.
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Coleus were my first plants : they are so beautiful and so forgiving they made me believe I was a plant specialist 🤣
Hahaha same!! 😂
Try growing succulents...
Same one of my first.
I am a beginner and I love these are so easy and gorgeous LOL
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I thought I was the only one that grew coleus inside...cool 😎
Thanks for a very informative video, and for suggesting we watch On the Ledge Podcast #62 ( which I will be doing next). I enjoyed watching, learning, and hopefully keeping my coleus growing.
Thanks for watching! So glad it was helpful!
I have a gazillion in my small house so an obsessed. Thank you so much!
Thank you this was very very helpful and this is my 1st year overwintering collius it is nice to know that II had good instincts and was doing mostly what you were doing anyway . thank you
I love when that happens!
I came to this channel to learn more about coleus cuttings. I purchased some for outdoor & they are huge & beautiful. I noticed the same thing about their colors based on how much sun they get. Surprisedly they can handle deep shade as well. Appreciate this video. TY!
I'm one of the people who only thought they were outdoor plants. Whenever I tried indoor growing, they would drop almost all of their leaves or get crispy leaves. So because I hated having them die off come late fall, which would always make me so sad, I kind of stopped growing them even outside. Maybe I'll give one a try inside and see how it goes. I do love them. They bring back memories of both my youth and my dad because they were one of my fathers favorites and he always had them growing. Thanks for sharing yours tips and for posting this video.
Aw I love plants that have memories attached like that. My nana was a big fan of hyacinth so I buy them every spring 💚
Your coleus might have had too much sun and too little water. That’s what my plant did when I baked it in the south window. Whoops!
Thank you SOOOOO much! I got my Coleus as a gift and she's been suffering very badly! My husband named her Diana (Princess) bc he hopes I can get her to live! Can't wait to watch more of your Coleus suggestions!
Lol @ the name! Good luck!!
Love your videos and you are so cool and laid back.. videos are informative and so easy to follow... thanks
Aw thank you so much!! Very glad to hear they’re easy to follow because I feel like I’m all over the place 😂
Soooo happy to see this video. My very first houseplant was a coleus. I get it up a homemade trellis to four by five feet and lost it during a winter move. I am currently rebuilding my coleus collection they are awesome plants inside and out and your care tips are spot on!
Omg now I have to try and trellis one because you’re not the first person to say that! That sucks you lost it but that just means you get more! 😍 thanks for watching!
One of my crotons just threw a leaf dropping fit. They're divas. If I wasn't so attached, they'd be given away. But I've had them since they were in teenie pots and half dead.
That’s how they get you... they never fully die so you feel bad!! 😂
Hi Pam, thank you so much for this video its very informational. I now know how to keep my beautiful outdoor coleus going thru winter. My sister will be so happy because I will finally be able to share it with her.
You’re welcome Veronica!! Let me know how it works out for you!
Where do you buy your coleus from? I know we can propagate but If you buy a new variety, etc where do you buy them from? I love your videos. Great job! Your videos make my day 😍❤️
I got some of the ones in this video from Steve’s Leaves I believe. They’re only in stock for part of the year but if you search coleus on their site you should be able to sign up for alerts when they’re in stock. You can also find some cool varieties to start from seed if you have a grow light. The big red one came from a friend of mine, it’s about 12? Years old or something. She worked for a nursery so my guess is that was probably a proven winners variety or something but it’s lived forever with some propagating help.
I have a huge coleus I grew from seed this spring. When it starts drooping outside from heat/humidity I bring it inside and it perks up. Now it looks like it's starting to bolt at the tips.. Are those the seeds? this is my first coleus attempt and I want to keep it indoors this winter. I live in a cold climate so we have short summers and long winters. This chocolate coleus would be such a joy to have inside in our cold snowy climate. This video was very helpful, thanks
Yes those are where the seeds would be! Sorry for the late reply!
Great video. What was the name of the growing medium you used for the cuttings?
Vermiculite is the tan colored stuff I put over the top of the soil to hold moisture.
Hey Pam, great video! Do you use any grow lamps for lighting besides window lighting on any of your plants and how often do you fertilize?
Hey another Pam! So I currently have one of the pots of cuttings I made in this video under my new LED panels and they are SO happy, turning back to their dark red color (they’d reverted back to green and red as the summer sun went away) so that’s been a fun experiment. The others I keep in my east and south windows with curtains to cut the direct light pounding. I don’t fertilize anything in the winter, these will especially be ok because the potting mix I put them in in this video has plenty of nutrients to last them. I did a video with my winter set up (humidifiers etc) recently that might be helpful too! I hope this helps! Thanks for watching!! 💚
@@PamsPrettyPlants oh yes another Pam that loves plants lol aren't we special 😁 thank you very much this very helpful and can't wait to view more of your videos!
Every Pam I meet either loves plants, pets, or both. 😂 I know two Pams with rescues and three into plants now.
Me and Pammy’s Planty Things call it “a Pam thing” #teampam
I also love planning parties so maybe that’s one too 🤔
@@PamsPrettyPlants Haha Yes!!!! 'It's a Pam thing' We're always getting into something pretty creative & cool 😉 #TeamPam 😁
Ok my coleus looks wine trimmed in light green I believe
Do you sell the dart color coleus? I’m looking for but only I see in your colección. Thank you
I never look at this kind of plants like that😂😂😂...always ignore it when i see it..nice
Look again, my friend! They’re great plants! 💚 thanks for watching!
I had my coleus fall over a few times due to the wind and it cracked in the middle of the rootball. I took him to a plant nursery but he hasn't been the same since. Has this ever happened to you
I only grew them outside for the first time this year so that hasn’t happened to me yet. I’d take some cuttings in case it croaks on you!
How much coleus seeds
What does it mean to 'keep the air moving' around the plant? Put it near aircon vent? Open window? Help 🙄
I use a fan.
Definitely don’t put it near air conditioning tho
@@PamsPrettyPlants noted. Thanks!
Ok this is the first video of your that I’ve seen. You crack me up!!! I’ll be watching all of them now. “Humidity Hoes” 😂😂
They ain’t loyal!
1st Time! Loved it, I need to go out and buy a coleus plants NOW! Thank You Pam, see ya❣️
".. I'm used to having a poor-man's everything.." lol I feel that.
Coleus are so underrated as plants. They are so pretty. They are easy to propagate. They are easy-going, pretty happy plants. I love them! Thank you for the video Pam!
Could you say they’re similar to Purple Hearts as a easy forgiving plant?
I’ve never grown a Purple Heart so I’m afraid I’m not sure!
This has been one of the most concise and informative videos on coleus care I have come across. Thank you for showing us the difference between the coleus that gets full light vs. one that doesn't, examples like that are super beneficial.
My Croton Petras text me throughout the day to tell me what a shitty person I am...
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My sunny star just dropped all its bottom leaves and some new growth because my apartment complex replaced my windows and I had to move it across the room for a day. Picky bitches
Hahaha thats hilarious!
@@TehMeeshers I feel your pain
“I keep my humidity hoes in the bathroom”, so funny. :) The goth in me needs that Othello.
It’s so freaking cool! Mine kinda suffered after I got it for a while but it came back swinging!
Woman, listening to you for only two minutes and I like your spirit immediately . Now, I’m going to finish watching what you have to say. Suscribed😊👍
Oh well thanks!! 🥰 welcome aboard the messy express!
"Used to having the poor mans everything" gurl, same lmao. Thats so true its sad lmao
*clinks chipped mug*
😂🤣🤣😂 cheers
girl you could not have posted this at a more perfect time! I got my first coleus this summer and I was thinking, how the hell am I supposed to overwinter this? 😂 thank you for the tips. I didnt know they were prone to mildew. I'll have to keep an eye out.
Poor man's plant SO true!! Loving these tips, the one about the amount of sun affecting the color should have been so obvious, but it was an "ah ha" moment for me. My issue with my coleus is I now have 6 of them around the house from one cutting, (and 7 outside in the yard) but I feel bad if I don't propagate when I trim them back! Help! I think I have a little problem😂😉
I am a new plant mom, and I bought my first coleus about 3 months ago and kept it outside on my east facing front porch. The lighting worked well and made the plant flourish, but it kept getting eaten each time it grew more beautifully. Then I saw one indoors in a video, and so I just brought her in this morning. She is now in a west facing window, and I have a feeling she's going to be even happier now. Thank you for such an informative video :)
You had me at #humidityhoes 🤣🤣👍🏾 I NEEDED these tips! Thank you!!🙏🏾
Hahah you’re welcome!!
I am going home and pinching the heck out of my coleous on my porch to bring it inside for the winter!!! Thanks for the tips.
Here’s part two on rehabbing a leggy coleus: th-cam.com/video/X_AHeMksJak/w-d-xo.html
I’m happy to answer questions in the comments but PLEASE watch the whole video first.
First year for me, I've raised some from seed. LOVE your advice!
@@richardk646 I just planted seeds for 1st time & their about an inch big. I got 3 pacs from $Tree for 5cents surprised they even sprouted.🌻💃
I have a beautiful coleus outside that I want to bring indoor... thanks for the tips!
Good luck!! Thanks for watching, Valentina!
Omfg thank you! Finally a good video on this!
You wishes are my command!
...depending on the wishes
...I’m not gonna do any weird stuff
...well...depends on what kinda weird
I never owned plants, but I killed a few of my grandma's lol
I thought I would never have any, unless it is a cactus or something immortal. But a few weeks ago, we went to a beautiful local botanical garden and ended up in a plant sale. There were hundreds of plants: flowers, bushes, succulents, dozens of types of cactuses, and many, many more. They were so cheap, our coffee was twice as expensive, and I live in a pretty "cheap" country.
And there, I found a little red coleus. I was so amazed by how beautiful (and how cheap) it is, I immediately decided to buy it. So yeah, I am a proud coleus owner now. I have never had a plant as forgiving as this one. I once forgot to water it, and it was a very hot weekend, I thought it is on its verge of death. But it thrived even more after that. Signed myself off a "potential plant murderer" list.
Planning to get more plants now!
Coleus is my favourite but I too have always only grown it outdoors, I have about 6 varieties growing right now but have decided to propagate them to grow indoors as I am in zone 3 with long, harsh winters. Glad I found your channel :)
Just bought a "Mainstreet La Rambla" Beautiful foliage and I will be keeping it indoors. Thanks so much I subscribed. Sara
I'm glad I watched your vid. My coleus was not getting enough sun and it started to drop leaves then wasn't getting enough water and is dropping leaves... so now I've got basically a twig with 5 leaves. But I have moved it to a morning sun window and watered it, hopefully it will grow more new leaves..
Man am I glad I clicked on this! Great information. I desperately need to cut my inferno coleus back. I have no idea what I'm doing with my houseplants so I'll definitely be subscribing! Lol. 😊
Thank you from Maryland for your help. My coleus is very long and leggy and I didn’t know what to do.
I always thought that when you cut a piece off of a plant that you have to put it in water for it to grow roots. 🤔
That’s one way to grow roots but you can propagate in perlite, leca, moss, or moist soil. The soil method I do on here just comes down to keeping that soil from totally drying out. It’s a little more fussy than water but I find the very fine coleus water roots don’t transplant well- in already established pots especially (where you can’t always dig down as far as a fresh pot).
As long as the nodes has moisture, they’ll grow roots!
Wow I never knew you could grow coleus indoors, I'm in Barbados and have only 16 varieties. Nice video
Coleus is one of my favourite ornamental plants! They will look compact when grown under bright sun. ♥️
I always thought that was an outdoor plant, and then I started bringing them in and taking care of them in the house. They put color to the green plants.
4k! Wow, your channel is on fire! Congrats! And your make up loos on fleek! Love it
It’s so crazy!!! It’s gonna happen to you too, Cover Girl! 💚💚
Ok where did you get that nail polish
It’s KL Polish in Princess Penny. I got it before they sold Kathleen Lights down the river. 😂
A wealth of information. So many questions answered in one place. I have always loved Coleus and never realized there was so much to know.
Thank you. This vid provided me with everything I needed to know. I just caught the Coleus "bug" and want to propagate it, so I can always have some around. Subscribed.
Great video! I have a couple of French Quarter's and they're outside. Every time I've had them indoors, I've killed them. They're doing well, flowering and everything outside. I want that burgundy/deep red one you have.
When is best to make our cuttings from outdoor coleus to overwinter inside?
I’d probably start in the fall so you can get to some that hopefully aren’t in flower. I pinch the flowers off through the summer but I always miss a bunch! But I think you could pull it off a little later too just get them before the frost because they don’t like cold and it’s already dipping below 55f at night here! Good luck!
Thank you for this video! I just recently got into Coleus (I bought my first like a year ago, did nothing to contain it because I didn't know so it got incredibly leggy and ugly and so I started googling and TH-cam) - and I love your style! I have proceeded to watch a lot of your videos on indoor plants! Thank you again ☺️
I have bought my first mixed seed pack...excited to get started..so glad l saw your video as most videos only show outdoor
Greetings from Abu dhabi
Oh good luck with your seeds!! :)
I live in a tropical country but how come when i bring my coleus indoors they dropped leaves then die?
Do you do a gradual introduction to the home? I mean like the opposite of the way we harden off seedlings from indoors to the garden, bringing them out in the shade for an hour, then two hours the next day, etc. The same should be done for bringing things inside from outside. If you think about it, it’s a real change for the plant light-wise, and to the plant, that end of season reduction of light will seem the same as the seasonal reduction of light. It will behave like an annual and die. I wish I had known more about this process when I filmed this but I think it’s key to not losing all your leaves. Also do you use any kind of supplemental lighting? Even with the best care, without a light boost my coleus get leggy and sparse over winter. They live and I can rehab them in the spring, but if the goal is having a plant look great year round, you’ll need that long summer day worth of light, pinching and pruning, and I have also found the purple leaved or high variegation varieties are more fussy than my basic red one.
Don’t give up, you’ll probably have some things that are different from me because of our different climates but if you try and keep the plant from detecting those “the season is over” signs- less light, less warmth, flowering to seed etc, it should help.
I hope this is helpful, I’m sorry you lost that plant!
@@PamsPrettyPlants wow thank you for the comprehensive explanation, nope I didn’t do the gradual thing, i guess my plant got shocked indeed ;) will try all your advice!
I think I’m going to grow some outdoors this spring/summer in pots so that I can bring them in during the winter
Try it! You got this!
I had coleus last year and I let it die for the winter cause I didn’t know that it can survive indoors too. Now I know what to do. Thanks for your informative video.
My coleus Kong was really full and beautiful, but I decided it needed to die a little... 😩 now it is very leggy and I’m thinking... how much should I cut back?! Help! Love your channel, your humor! Thank you for you’re knowledge!
I just planted the seeds of coleus indoor about 2 weeks ago and already see very small stems
The tiny little seedlings are so cute! I hope they grow strong for you!
@@PamsPrettyPlants thank you for the information I hope they will grow beautiful as yours
Hi!....really enjoyed this video which was very informative.🇨🇦
OMG, I have a coleus that’s so tall and it has little purple buds that fall when moved! I’ve never had a coleus and I still don’t know what/how to cut it back! I’m afraid to cut down the top, it’s like it’s crown! Please tell me what I can do, if I’m doing something wrong or NOT doing something! Thank you!
I just bought my first plant- Gay’s Delight Coleus. It’s still young. I place it in the morning sun and water it every 3 days. It’s looking a bit sad :( What do you suggest I do?
Wanderful
Coleus is a indoor plant
Thank you so much mam for sharing video on TH-cam 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much for answering my GUESTION I did just as you said I have to move it more into the sun
Thanks Pam. I never brought my coleus plants in from the outside during the winter months and just started over every spring with a new breed of plants. I am so inspired by your video. My plants are HUGE. So.....come on inside my beauties!!!!
Good luck!! Some of them take the change harder than others but I’ve found they’re quite resilient once that environment shock passes.
New to these BeaUtiful plants and I don't know what I'm duin. My plan is to leave indoors next to a west facing window. Most of the plant is (what's the proper vernacular) standing upward, in other words, not hanging, but one little one lays over the edge. I want to propagate. I watched the video so I got an idea, but is there some meduim to use to help plant into soil or just cut and put into water in class jar and L@@k.
Thank you for the lesson. My coleus are living outdoors and I’ve just pinched them back. I want them to be full!
I was gifted some cuttings by my partners barber a few months ago. The barber has a massive lush plant in his shop window and I was in awe! 😍 Did I know anything about it? No! Am I glad I’ve kept it in jar of water until now? Yes! I literally potted him up today as he is looking a bit worse for wear as are some of my other plants in the same room. It’s just turned spring in the UK and I’m hoping that with the correct lighting and your excellent tips I can get it thriving. Thank you so much!
Hahaha that’s exactly how I got mine, just some cuttings I let sit a little too long! You got this!
I planted my first coleous this summer,and absolutely love it but the leaves are being eaten. Is it still OK to take a cutting from. Good vlog very informative . Thank you.
Great video! Keeping those coleus sexy! I just started what seems like a thousand coleus this year and I love em. Have a few flowing already and hoping they don't die off on me after seeding.
I'm a new plant mom here and my coleus leaves keeps breaking / cracking and then leaves turns soft and it falls.
Some of my leaves are soft, while others are firm. I need help :(
I just brought my coleos plant ( mine has smaller leaves than urs )
But it already has flowers .. after searching about it i found that blooming means its life cycle is about to end
What should i do :'( ?
I used to grow Coleus in my bedroom as a teen..then I went years not growing indoor plants at all, we just grew plants indoor without much fuss, plants seem to be more touchy these days . Now 30 odd years later I find Coleus are getting planted outside haha. Going to try and over winter some indoors this year if I can get it out of the garden b4 it frosts ☺
Hurts my heart to, I feel ya plant sister. My nodes are dry when I trim them. Is that ok? Hope I made sense with this question. Still learning with my babes. I love these plants!!!
I started a bunch from seed!! My first year growing them from seed! I got some really cool colors!!!
If you find pests on your big coleus houseplant just chop and like half a year later it grows back LOL
Well my coleus has been infested with cabbage worms I cut all the damaged leaves and stems off, should I reppot in fresh soil? Do cabbage worms lay eggs in soil?
Lol @ i went to school for writing not speaking🤣😂. I am with you on that! Coleus is way easier to pronounce for me too. Had no idea until your video that they could grow indoors.
Hi. You makes me love this particular plant. I hope it’s easy to find the dart blue one. 🤞 thank you!!!
thank you! have just brought in my gorgeous multi colour coleus - Fall is here - have near my sliders that get southern and western exposure.
Hello! I live in Florida. What time of year should I transplant my coleus? Thanks!
Congrats on your channel doing so well!
I just gotta say, coleus is not on my radar, maybe should try one out. Here coleus us an outdoor annual. I could use a plant or two that grow up rather than trail.
Thank you!! It’s exciting and a little scary!
Have I found something that isn’t yet in the jungle house!? I bet it would love those big ass windows you got 😍
My big ass windows are getting full. I need to work on my "plant room." I get good medium light even at the farthest wall from the east windows. Im gonna start decking that out. The staircase project is put on hold until Trudy gives up on nocing my plants down 10' to damage my hard work -.- i need to redirect my creativity
Plus there are many plants I dont have! Yes coleus is one of them. No antheriums or alocasia either.
i have couple of outdoor coleuses in a big oversized pot, is it safe to just dig them out in september and put them in a smaller put and get them acclimated indoors? never thought of over winterizing them :) thanks for a great video
just got a rooted coleus cutting from a friend of mine and i'm figuring out how i should care for it. it's still in it's propagation water, i haven't even repotted it yet xD
i picked up a basic coleus at lowes because my grandma and i thought it was pretty😜 now i have to figure out how to take care of it!
I just brought some and watched your video to take care of they will be indoor plants for the most part. Fingers crossed
I have a coleus that was given to you, I put it on my bathroom bench but it’s dropping leaves . What should I do to help it?
I bought one and its been rough. it looks so thirsty but I water it a little more than twice a week. I've just switched it to a new pot. it still looks so sad and weak. 😣 not sure what I'm doing wrong now. lol
Wonderfully tips best🌹👍🌹👍💕
I bought my first Coleus today hoping I could grow it indoors. Thank you for this video!!
Love your video. I'm just starting coleus indoors and it's going well.
I love your colorful coleus, but I live in the desert and I have to really work at keeping things alive.
I just did some cuttings on my coleus this is my first one for the year I love them I shared with my neighbor because it was so big I brought some men and put them in a glass container for the winter
Can you show an update showing how your plants are doing that you trimmed here please? I have 3 mixed in one pot that are thriving and 1 I put in a pot alone that is dying from the roots up.
I propagate my coleus and now it is huge and made a whole separate pot. Going to cut down the mother plant and trade them at a plant exchange/give them to family
Ma'am can u help me
My coleus plant is dying
I want to save it.
Any tip.
Please.
Hi I just got one this summer. now it's getting cold so I bought it in side I just hope I can keep it up till next summer 🙃
Hi uhhh how many varieties of coleus do you have? Coleus plants are one of my favorite plants too!
Have you Instagram? Can you show US all of you coules? :D