Thanks guy! I'm in Sparta which is central... About 25 miles South of I-20. It would make sense that it is not Coleus. I think I will bring them inside for the winter and plant them next spring. The lady who gave them too me lives close by and said that they have reseeded all over her yard so I'm hoping mine will too! The deep purple will make a great accent to my color scheme.
I, too, rooted some Coleus last year and plan to do the same again. I've also heard you can dry seeds out from the bloom. Does anyone have any tips for that? I would love to cross breed some and see what happens. Thanks again for the help!
Just for fun I uploaded a photo of my coleus graveyard. Ive taken any stems that have broken off over the season and stuck them in. I guess the results shouldn't surprise me so much. They are so resilient!
