What is happening with my coleus? Help!

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janaestone (Di) Seven Mile, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 01, 2010

This was a beautiful plant just two weeks ago; now it's a mess. The leaves are slowly curling up and dropping, then the whole plant is falling over mid-stalk after a few days - see picture # 2.

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janaestone (Di) Seven Mile, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 01, 2010

What is going on?

Thanks for any help!

Di

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LiseP San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 08, 2010

I'm no expert, but was just reading about leaf-curl on pepper plants and it seems that too much fertilizer (nitrogen) is sometimes a culprit. Could that be it?

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janaestone (Di) Seven Mile, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 08, 2010

Perhaps, I didn't fertilize the plants other than mixing some Miracle-Gro potting soil in when I originally planted them, maybe it was too much for them. Since I posted this, I've had to remove all the plants from the pot. They all fell over and it seemed like some kind of rot took over. I guess it was a fungus of some sort. I have others in another pot that are quite happy and thriving.

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