The common name for this genus is rushfoil and croton. During this time it is easiest for the plant to reestablish in its new environment. Croton plant varieties require heavy watering as well as high humidity. This is the alphabetical list of species belonging to the genus croton. The garden croton codiaeum variegatum is a small shrub with big tropicallooking leaves. Different types of croton plants garden lovers club. To plant outside, choose a location with lots of indirect sun, such as under a tree that provides partial shade. Aim to move the plant outside in mid to late spring to minimize shock. For croton plants that are outdoors, apply the fertilizer outward 1 foot from the. Tortile, another type of croton, grows to heights of 3 feet with green leaves that resemble ribbons.
Crotons university of florida, institute of food and agricultural. They can be used as an accent plant in a garden design or can be massed for maximum impact if desired. However, excessive light can cause fading of colors like red and orange. The croton pictured is a different variety but the care is the same. It was early july and i had just moved apartments, and so instead of sitting in its usual southfacing window, my croton found a new place in front of a. The leaves themselves come in many shapes, sizes and colors and if grown properly, make for an incredibly eyecatching houseplant. Spread the fertilizer out over the entire pot, if the croton is potted. Interruptum is a type of croton shrub with a width of 3 to 6 feet that forms spiral yellow hued leaves complemented with red midribs. These plants respond well to trimming, so if a croton becomes leggy, prune it back hard at the beginning of the growing season and move it outside. These crotons are thick plants that have long leaves of about 8 inches, according to the web india 123 website. Grow croton plant how to propagate croton from cutting.
Suitable for growing both inside your house and outside, many believe it to be a highmaintenance plant. They are a tropical plant and will not take a freeze, often dropping leaves when temperatures fall into the 30s, and. In this guide we look at gold dust, eleanor roosevelt, petra, zanzibar and other types. Find highquality stock photos that you wont find anywhere else.
Use 1 pump for small pots and 2 pumps for larger pots over 6 inches in diameter. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The croton plant requires moderate to bright light, so keep the plant within 3 5 feet of a window receiving sunlight. Step 4 supporting the plant by the soil around the stem, lift the plant and turn it. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Heres what a healthy version of your plant might look like. Their striking red, orange and yellowstriped leaves make the extra work worthwhile. How to care for a croton plant with pictures wikihow.
They are eyecatching and attractive companions for coleus, canna, celosia, lantana, angelonia, marigolds, and other seasonal favorites. Follow the directions on the fertilizer package whenever feeding your plants. Codiaeum variegatum are stunning shrubs that grow to be five to six feet tall. Since 2010, i have grown a few cultivars, eaten some, and learned things that herewith i share with you. Croton codiaeum variegatum fantasy in the crotons database. Get one year of greenhouse product news in both print and digital editions for free. This study increases the number of the known species of croton species in sao paulo state to 40 and contributes to the knowledge of. But, it only requires extreme care during the first few years of growing. Growing crotons indoors and in the garden dengarden. The gold dust croton, another bushy plant that grows upright, is a popular houseplant, particularly in south florida, according to the plant care website. Croton online reference palmpedia palm growers guide. Theyre on fire with green, yellow, orange, red and sometimes even purple, with distinctive veins and exciting spots. A popular variety is the majesticum banana croton, which has long 10inch linear leaves and yellow midrib veins that turn red as they mature.
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed may 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. When grown in tropical gardens, croton can reach 10 feet in height at maturity and have either small, smooth straplike leaves or large. Plants with dendritic trichomes, adpressedstellate or stellate. Crotons are one of the most magical plants the plant kingdom has to offer.
Long and slender, they come to a rounded tip from which the central leaf vein extends, with a secondary leaf attached to it. Croton, codiaeum variegatum master gardener program. Croton, codiaeum variegatum, is a common houseplant grown for its striking foliage. Crotons university of florida, institute of food and. Several species have a long role in the traditional use of medicinal plants in africa. The health benefits of croton herb croton is a small tree with spreading branches bearing alternate petiolate leaves which are ovate, acuminate, serrate, smooth, dark green on upper surface paler beneath and furnished with two glands at base that grows throughout china and other parts of asia. Plant care and collection of crotons at, with informative growing guides and 311 images of 197 varieties listed. Though now cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics, and grown as an indoor plant in frosty regions, the original home of the species is thought to be the mollucan islands of. These are slow growers, and most can easily be kept 3 feet or less for smaller varieties. So if you notice the plant dries out or loses its brightness, its better to change the environment.
The plants of this genus were described and introduced to europeans by georg eberhard rumphius. Today there are countless varieties of croton available both commercially and for the collector. Croton, a perennial with hard, woody stems and roots, features leathery, smoothedge, oval or lanceshape leaves in bright colors. Crotons can grow outdoors in gardening zones 9 to 11, and some varieties also make great houseplants, though demanding ones. Crotons only need fertilizer once or twice during the season, but you can get them to grow faster by fertilizing more frequently. Some varieties even have purple or white stripes and patches on the dark green leaves. I have used them both ways in our houston, texas, garden. When grown as a houseplant it rarely flowers, but when growing in the ground in frostfree climates in. The plant comes in sizes from windowsill companion to indoor bush, and is a very easy houseplant which is also suitable for those who lack green fingers. More than 200 varieties of croton exist on the globe, available in different leaf sizes, shapes and. Blume cultivars characterized by leaf phenotypic parameters article pdf available in scientia horticulturae 21 december 2011 with 4,858 reads. Misting the plant once or twice a week appears to be sufficient for accommodating the crotons humidity needs if you live in an area with low humidity levels.
Crotons can be planted outdoors in hardiness zones 10 and 11, which includes places like southern florida. The croton youll find growing in most homes is usually codiaeum variegatum pictum also known commonly as josephs coat because of the vivid and multicolored leaf colors. These colors are often combined in patterns involving blotching and striping, and sometimes the color changes as the plant ages. Crotons are usually pest and disease free, but can occasionally have. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to codiaeum variegatum.
Water the plants well before the cold hits to help insulate the roots and cover the plant with a blanket or a sheet, or hang holiday lights on the croton to help preserve warmth. At first crotons were used to add colorful ornaments to tropical gardens, and now they are among the most popular house plants. They grow in variegated shades of green to purple, and are really interesting plants to keep. Transplant your new croton plant when a new roots system has have been established and there is noticeable new growth. No tropical ornamental plant has more cultivated varieties than croton. Spiralleafed croton plants have foliage that twists and swirls into spiral formations. Croton is a beautiful multicolored plant, which i, as a landscape designer, often use for outdoor decoration. For the first time in the seven years i had cared for it, my croton plant decided to grow a strand of tightly clustered buds from its crown. Traditional uses, chemistry and pharmacology of croton species. Outdoors in the north, crotons make for fun container plants, boldly. The diversity of color, pattern, and leaf shapes are what makes these plants so attractive to gardeners and collectors alike. Croton production and use 3 light the color of croton leaves is strongly influenced by light intensity.
There are many varieties of these plants, and they are primarily added to the garden landscape or included indoors as potted plants because of their bright and dazzling leaf colors. A wellgrown croton keeps its leaves all the way to the soil leveland the trick to this is to provide steady warmth. New foliage will begin green and will develop color with maturity. Due to its tropical origin, a croton can be a stunning and spectacular addition to any office, room or garden. As a mean of securing pathogen free plants, culture of shoot. Crotons are usually pest and disease free, but can occasionally have mealybugs, scales, mites, thrip, and fungal problems. The various types of banana crotons differ in color.
Pdf on dec 28, 2012, rondinelly brandao da silva and others published croton rlaq. Varieties life indoor mm the difference between each croton plant pohlmans nursery pty ltd 171 redbank rd gatton qld 4343 admin ph. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 557 with original publication details. However you can grow them indoors, in containers if you wish. Many croton varieties, including popular petra are variegated with shades of. From the 1950s through to the 1970s, crotons were widely used throughout florida as a major landscape plant. The plant likes bright light, so be sure to put it in the right place. Fertilize croton in spring and summer to keep it healthy and growing. The coloration is simply stunning, and it adds an exotic touch to your home or garden.
They are prized for their brightlycolored, glossy and varied leaf patterns. Croton is a genus of tropical evergreen foliage shrubs and houseplants in the euphorbia family. Following is a step by step guide on growing croton from cutting. To propagate a croton plant, use a stem cutting that is 34 inches long. Fixed and volatile constituents of genus croton plants. Croton can be recognised from a distance by its fabulous leaves. The first time i brought home a croton plant i was thrilled at how it looked in my home, but shortly after the journey home, the plant began to drop its leaves. Once a week, apply directly to the soil and water as normal, following label directions. Croton plant care and maintenance indoor and outdoor croton is a striking tropical plant, ideal for growing in warm regions where the temperature ranges between 60f 15c and 70f 21c.
Apply a lownitrogen, slowrelease, granular fertilizer, such as a 312, to the soil at the base of the croton plant in early spring. Croton is a genus of euphorbiaceae comprising around 1,300 species. Large leaves with splotches of orange, green, red and yellow. This unique croton plant has interesting dual leaves. You can plant in almost any light full sun to partial shade with some types of this plant, like the classic petra, preferring a bit more shade. Product title swiss cheese plant monstera leaves tropical sateen d. Hailing from the tropics, count on croton plants to hold up to hot, humid weather. Garden guides fertilization requirements for croton plants.
Essentially, the natural color of croton leaves is green, however, in some cultivated varieties, the leaves have varied colors, streaked, blotched or banded with green, white, red, orange, purple. Conversely, excessive shade will prevent proper color. Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, euphorbiaceae. Satisfy these requirements, and theyll bring ceaseless color to your outdoors for years to come. Native to malaysia, the pacific islands, and northern australia, crotons are most often grown as houseplants, but they can be planted. The plants database includes the following 50 species of croton. Every time i visit my friends and notice croton, it is full of sunlight. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Search from 60 top croton plant pictures and royalty free images from istock. Regardless of which croton cultivars you choose, they all have the same zone hardiness and environmental and cultural requirements. The colors in the leaves vary according to the light level these are general guidelines that describe how poisonous certain houseplants are. Transplant the croton to an outdoor location in spring.
Many such as mammy croton attain their brightest coloring in full sun. The genus name comes from greek kroton, which means ticks, because of the seeds ressemblance to ticks. Croton is a small shrub used as a landscape plant in. Croton, codiaeum variegatum wisconsin master gardener. Codiaeum variegatum red iceton codiaeum variegatum mrs. Plant database entry for croton codiaeum variegatum fantasy with 2 images and 36 data details. Croton is an extensive plant genus of the family euphorbiaceae established by carolus linnaeus in 1737. They come in a number of foliage forms including broad and narrow leafed varieties and are widely grown outdoors in warmer climates, from brisbane north. This variety, which gets its name from the gold specks on its leaves, is an exceptionally striking indoor plant for a. It is one of six species of broadleaf evergreen perennials, shrubs, and small trees in this genus in the euphorbia family euphorbiaceae which are native to tropical asia and the western pacific region not to be confused with croton, another genus of more than 700 species in the same family, in which it was.
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