I'm a little late (just by a few months) but you can't blame me for blowing up the coleus forum just now while here in Texas we have been experiencing spring-like weather since late January! I've been moving my coleus plants outside every day to get maximum sun and heat and usually bring them inside before it gets too late.
Judy, any word on how the church coleus is doing? The tall stalk variety is actually called stormy weather and usually puts out dark greens and maroon until exposed to full and long sunny days where the bright yellow and bright red layers start to pop out!
Hope you Northerners can start getting some warmer weather and growing more coleus soon, I love seeing pictures and hearing/reading everything about the plant!