love the photos Debbie!!

They sure do a great job.

yes they do

I see Karen's yard( kqcrna) on the customer images tab also. I love her coleus.

I'm still trying to decide on which ones I want.

oh really.. going to go look

love those photos Karen!!

Very nice Karen!

Thank you. When I won my "Yard of the Week" award featuring their coleus, I sent those photos to Rosy Dawn . Or maybe I just wanted to brag

Karen

Dont call it bragging.Shareing is less self centered. Think of the importance of images for the lurkers looking for ideas. I wonder how many unknown gardeners look and dont post.

There are some really gorgeous coleus photos on in those customer pictures. Beautiful combinations and arrangements of plants.

Karen

yes there is.. I have never even noticed that link before.. and sent a few shots in myself now

I have never ordered from RD before.

What do you do with the cuttings they send? How do you grow them until they can go into a container/ground? Can they be outside on a covered porch that gets morning sun? How large of a pot do you need to put them into?

Any and all info appreciated!

Thanks!

They send plants. The temps need to be 50 or more to be outside or they drop all there leaves and die. Coleus have different sun tolerance. When you order RD will state the tolerance of the named coleous in the descrpion.. Hope this helps

Thanks Spring!

What if the temps aren't 50 for a day or two or even a week, what do y'all do then?

I plant 3 of any plant in a 18 inch container. springcolor is right. The plants come in a flatrate box and are in paper tubes.They need to be removed and the plastic bags around the plugs need to be removed also. Dont take the plug off. I just put the whole plant in the planter.Give them plenty of water. These are tropical plants and love warm night temps.
Springcolor is right.Cold temps will cause the leaves to fall off and the plant will die.

I plan my order to arrive the end of May. We have freezes until mid May so I plant directly in containers when the plants come.

I will baby them inside until its over 50.. Not worth loosing them

Ohh yes I agree.They would be fine inside if potted.
Then there are the cuttings this fall. Mine are really big and want to be outside but I just noticed its snowing..No going outside until very late May.

I am a bit skiddish.. some years I wait until June

I learned my lesson 4 years ago.I couldnt wait to get the planters planted. We had teaser weather for a first week in May.I thought we were surely going to be cold free.
I planted and spent 2 weeks covering things at night when temps dipped to 40.
Covering doesnt help.
They didnt do well because it was so cold t night and struggled all summer.

Here is my happy troup of cuttings.Mostly the large uprights
Mahogany Giant
Apocolipse
Jungle Love
Cantigne Royalle
Elfers

AND Tulips in SNOW