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Under the Sea Coleus wins Garden Idol at ANLA Clinic

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Attendees used text messaging to vote and name this series their top pick

| January 30, 2012 |

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Hort Couture announced that its new Under the Sea Coleus were voted the winner of the third annual Garden Idol competition at ANLA Clinic. Voters used text messaging to vote and name this series their top pick.

Liners are available from Raker and the plants can also be purchased as un-rooted cuttings from selected brokers.

Under the Sea Coleus were bred by college students in Canada, and the royalties go back to the university greenhouses and horticulture program. The plants are can only be sold through independent garden center channels.

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