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Dec 8, 2022 10:28 AM CST
Name: Orion
Boston, MA (Zone 7a)
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You guys are my go-to for anything coleus, now. Hope that is OK.
My "problem" is that the coleus I dug up and potted, as well as the cuttings are doing too well.

Do they normally grow like crazy indoors? They also will not stop flowering. I figured they would quit that over cold months. But no. I am constantly running round with scissors cutting flower stems off before they can mature. It is getting hard to keep up with them. I fear a Jack-and-the-beanstalk incident might be a couple months away, at this rate.
Also, they adore being watered. All the time. Thirsty little things.

What do you guys do when they are indoors? Do you keep them in more shade to allow them to grow slower? Or do you cut them back once in a while? (My potted original is on a windowsill, and both cuttings are under grow lights on heat-mats as I thought that would encourage rooting).

Thank You!
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