Gypsy & Onewish, you're painting a picture of a plant with quite a wide range of tolerances - looks like I could try overwintering potted plectranthus in our cellar, which has some light and stays around 50-55*F throughout winter. I'm certainly going to try it next winter - thank you.

Chelle, oops - maybe you and I crossed oinks when wildflowers offered seeds to our swap - this is going to be a well loved plant.

Some years, in fall when most flowers have stopped, Plectranthus argentatus will put out long, thin wands covered with zillions of tiny flowers in our garden - the whole effect is of an ice blue cloud - and it brings a very-hard-to-find silver in our shady moonflower garden. Plus, occasionally in a mild winter here in zone 7, it has successfully overwintered outdoors in the ground. It will be interesting to see how Plectranthus barbatus compares to that.

I just planted the second batch of seeds this morning... like I need another? I can only overwinter one plant anyway! Oh, well. Perhaps I can think up a neat display in the garden somewhere... I do have an old washtub out there that gets sun now, but will be shady through summer -might try some there as strictly a foliage plant.

Sounds like an appropriate setting for such a majestic plant - Mt. P. barbatus

I was going to buy, but then I saw the 10 clam minimum purchase.

if mine go well.. I will send you one

I didn't see the $10 min. Until AFTER I ordered but they still sent it to me!

that was nice.. always like to hear that

Since we'll be moving...and all the beds have gotten to be too much to maintain....and water bills here are horrendous...I've taken out the stands of plectranthus barbatus, bu this is a combo of the all green and the variegated, in a large pot, in case I want to take it with me...

so pretty!!

Here's my babies...so far.


These in the old washtub are in mostly shade.


These have surprised me; they're in mostly sun -and while the pansies almost didn't survive our vacation absence, the Coleus forskohlii never missed a beat.

they look great!!

They're getting buds now! I'm so excited! I sure do hope it doesn't frost tonight.

ooohh can't wait to see!!!!

The suspense is building ...will it make it all the way?

Some color peeking out now.

come on weather.. hold out!!!

It has nice color to the flower buds!

I will have cuttings for trades this spring (2014) if anyone is interested

you know it!!!

My P. barbatus seedlings are several inches tall now. I've been looking for the variegated "White Rhino' for awhile.

Is this it? http://www.kartuz.com/pc/65302...

Stunning...absolutely stunning!