Botanical Name: Codiaeum variegatum
Common Name: Croton
Type of Plant: dicot: houseplant
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape A woody upright plant which can have widely variable leaf sizes and colors; growth habit ranges from narrow and upright to broad and spreading
Height to 6'
Spread to 6'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure indoors prefers bright, warm, humid conditions
Soil needs a well drained potting soil
Hardiness tender – Zone 24 outdoors, challenging indoors
 
Morphology:
Leaves variable from narrow and sword-like to broad, oval to ovate; most forms have golden, yellow or reddish-orange spots or stripes
Flowers small yellow-white flowers in axillary cymes
Fruit 3 valved capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
specimen houseplants, tropical patio or atrium plants used for highly decorative leaves and form; used as a hedge or filler plant in tropical gardens of Central America, Hawaii and other tropical regions
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering – keep moist and maintain high humidity for best appearance
Fertilizing balanced, slow-release fertilizer each spring
Pruning head back to induce bushiness
Pests/Diseases red spider mite, aphids, scale
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: India
Family: Euphorbiaceae

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