‘Kong Green’ Babies…

Posted on July 18, 2006 by joelignacio

Last year I had two Kong Coleus. (Coleus ‘Kong Scarlet’ and Coleus ‘Kong Green’)

The ‘Kong Green’ cutting that I wanted to overwinter didn’t survive, so I planted some seeds that I harvested, hoping that I would get more ‘Kong Green’ plants. Instead I got four different looking children.

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Here’s the mama plant from last year (2005).

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  • http://lblanchard.livejournal.com/ lblanchard

    It is ever thus with seedlings. The one on the upper left looks a bit like ‘Son of Chaucer’ before the the light makes it go all garish.

    • http://www.joelignacio.com/blog/ joelignacio

      That’s what I was thinking when I wrote a description on the Flickr page for that plant. It totally reminded me of ‘Son of Chaucer’.

      • http://lblanchard.livejournal.com/ lblanchard

        Hah. You could name it “long-lost cousin of Chaucer.”

    • http://lblanchard.livejournal.com/ lblanchard

      Also…I spy a coleus volunteer in a hanging planter, methinks. I bet it will be every bit as hideous as Son of Chaucer.

      • http://www.joelignacio.com/blog/ joelignacio

        Where? Are you going to get some?

        • http://lblanchard.livejournal.com/ lblanchard

          Sorry. It’s my very own hanging planter wherein I spy the possible seedling. It could also be a very weak offshoot of something I pinched off — difficult to tell right now.