fall coleus

I wasn't feeling too fond of the lime-and-green coleus earlier this year- I planted it in an out-of-the-way strip alongside the driveway. Turns out the level of shade was just right there, it flourished and now has turned red-and-yellow.

The blanket flower in same spot isn't doing so great. Not enough sun?

Took cuttings yesterday, of all the coleus, the persian shield, and the glossy-leaved purple flowering one I lost the name of.

I remember last year being very pleased with the 'exhibition limelight'- it made huge leaves alongside the deck stairs. This year it has remained puny. I wonder if removal of a tree changed the light intensity here. Or I didn't water it enough.