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Sep 2, 2016 10:49 AM CST
Name: Elaine
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Mana, when we say "leggy" plants it means they have very long stems and not very many leaves. Your Coleus should have about 10 times as many leaves as it has. By the way, the Coleus can take a lot more water than the Aloe can. Mine here just happily survived a tropical storm, 3 days of rain, let's see, something like 40cm. of rain fell here yesterday alone. As long as they are growing well, and have good drainage they can handle lots of water.

So, the Aloes can dry right out because they are succulents and store water in their leaves, but the Coleus should never dry out. I'd water it a couple of times per week and even more often in warm weather.

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Elaine

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