Codiaeum sp. variegatum

Croton - Variegated

                                    
   ID#547
 
 
 

Additional Information: Purchase at Walmart, New Bern, NC

 

A evergreen shrub for the tropical zones  growing to 9 ft tall if growing outdoors in selective climate.

Has large, thick, leathery, shiny evergreen leaves, that display many orange/ yellow/ red tones depending on the amount of sun and the cultivar.

There are several hundred cultivars, selected and bred for their foliage.

I will keep it indoors unless the Glasshouse becomes too hot during summer.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 9 ft x 5 ft in Zone
controlled size to pot size indoors.

PLANT TYPE: Evergreen- shrub/ Tropical

GROWTH RATE: Moderate
TEXTURE: bold, leathery

LIGHT: bright light or part shade, protect from strong summer sun.
WATER: moist,  but well-drained, never let dry out

SOIL: humus-rich
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS: male and female flowers on separate inflorescences; the male flowers are white with five small petals and 20–30 stamens, the female flowers yellowish, with no petals.


FRUIT  AND  SEED: The fruit is a capsule 9 mm diameter, containing three 6 mm seeds. Propagate easily by woody stem cuttings.

KEY FEATURES: sap is toxic and may cause skin irritation
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

    Plant has done very well. Indoor temperature is kept above 50F.
-Fertilized 2x month with liquid  (20-20-20)
Perish during flood 2011



     Emerging time, Fertilization, Pruning, Thinning, Seed Collecting, Cutting, Roots, Division,.......
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

Oct. 2010

June 2012

12/2010