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Coleus not looking good
MMak
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Close to 2 months ago, I moved my Coleus plant inside as the nights began getting fairly chilly, and I was told they do not do well with cold.
It looked amazing outside, beautiful colours and plenty of new growth.
Since moving inside (same pot and all), the colours have faded, and many of the leaves have dropped. I tried pruning some of it back to promote new growth again, but it hasn't seemed to do anything, except make it even more ugly. 
What is going on?
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cut it hard back and give it more light.
I always treat these as annuals and sow more next Spring.
Yes,they need warmth and lots of light - treat as annuals, but you could also take some cuttings - they root well in water. You can try some now or keep the plant just ticking over during the winter and take cuttings in the spring.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.