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How best to plant plectranthus

fieldnatasha1fieldnatasha1 Posts: 19
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I have brought plectranthus today and wondered what is best for them. I have potted them in small containers at the moment in nearly full sunlight but unsure what is best for them? Liked the unusual look of them for my garden 🪴 
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They're tender, so you'll need somewhere for them over winter - earlier unless you're in a frost free part of the country.
    Many are grown as houseplants as far as I'm aware. There are various types.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fieldnatasha1fieldnatasha1 Posts: 19
    Thank you these are outside ones?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They can go outside in summer. It's later on that the problem arises, as with any tender, or half hardy plant.  :)
    Not something I grow though. You'd need to check the cultural instructions for the variety you have. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fieldnatasha1fieldnatasha1 Posts: 19
    There isn’t any instructions 🙈😂. I will try and research thank you once again. Strawberry plant replanted with drainage fingers a crossed 🤞🏻🪴🍓
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Hope the strawberry does well. They're very straightforward  :)
    Very odd that you have no info with the plectranthus though. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fieldnatasha1fieldnatasha1 Posts: 19
    Thank you my other strawberry plants are doing great flowers growing lovely on them. 
    I know only brought them from the range 😂😂not a big garden centre so will research what I can and keep an eye on them 
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I think of Plectranthus as a houseplant here in the UK. You can give some house plants a 'holiday' outside at this time of year. I have a spider plant outside at the moment which is lovely cascading down the side of a pot. If it gets very windy or cold It will be back inside.Even in June.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The Range isn't a garden centre though, so you'll have to do some research, and maybe wait until you can ID the type you have, and then proceed from there.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • fieldnatasha1fieldnatasha1 Posts: 19
    Thank you for your response, thats great thank you 😀
  • fieldnatasha1fieldnatasha1 Posts: 19
    I know we were shopping for new drainage pot and just came across them 😀
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