Can you prune wild COLEUS to keep them from getting so tall?
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always trim up coleus to make them less tall and bushier.
Pinch the enters down. That will cause them to get wider, not taller.
When the seed heads begin to sprout up at the top of a branch pinch it off.
pinch the largest leaves from the sides going down
Absolutely! in the early season, I pinch out the blossoms and that forces the plant to send its energy to grow wider.
Definitely! I cut the tops out of mine and put them in a vase of water until they grow roots then replant. At the end of summer I cut all of my and place them in jars of water until summer. I never had to buy Coleus to replant in the spring!