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Monday, June 22, 2009

Kong times 2

Not long ago I posted something about my new Kong coleus, which I planted in a large container with an orange canna. This prompted a reader ("pootershow") to write in to tell me I was dead wrong. "Pootershow" attached a link to educate me on what Kong coleus really looks like. I don't pretend to be an expert and Lord knows I make a lot of mistakes, but despite "pootershow's" apparent righteous certainty, I don't think this was one of them. As you can see, my coleus is growing apace, thanks to all the rain. Not knee-high, but getting there. The plant tag identifies this as a Kong coleus called 'Salmon pink.' Unless my normally reliable garden center sold me a mislabelled plant, I rest my case. And of that, readers take note, I am certain.

 
Posted by virginia smith @ 9:55 AM  Permalink | 1 comment
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:31 PM, 06/22/2009
    I stand corrected. Kong is a Solenostemon scutellariodes variety with very large leaves.. and available in at least 6 colors, mine is 'Mosaic'. My mistake was the assumption of one single color variety. The last one is not labeled on this page, but it looks like it might be 'Salmon Pink'. Sorry if you think I came on like a Kong! ;-) http://www.parksbrothers.com/PlantPages/Coleus.kong.htm
    — pootershow


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About Virginia A. Smith
Ginny Smith, a Philadelphia native, worked as a reporter at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Ohio – with six short months at the end of the Bulletin tossed in – before returning to Philadelphia in 1985 to join the Inquirer. Her favorite beats here have included Center City, roving around Pennsylvania (and getting paid for it!) and alternative medicine. She’s also been City Editor and Pennsylvania Editor. Ginny has been happily writing – and learning - about gardening fulltime since 2006. She’s won two silver medals of achievement from the national Garden Writers Association and in 2011, Bartram’s Garden honored her with its Green Exemplar award for her stories about “the region’s deeply rooted horticultural history, cultural attractions and bountiful gardens.”
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