How to grow Coleus from cuttings and seed

If you grow coleus in pots outdoors, move them indoors in the fall before the first frost. If you grow them as bedding plants in the ground, you can take cuttings in the summer to ensure some plants for next year.

How to propagate coleus
Coleus plants are easy to propagate. Take cuttings in the summer to increase your supply of plants and then grow them for the next season in a greenhouse or conservatory.

How to take cuttings
Coleus have no problems with diseases if grown outdoors, but if grown in a conservatory or indoors, watch out for pests such as whitefly, mealybugs and scale insects.