How to grow Croton

Codiaeum variegatum

Can be planted in any soil as long as it it is consistently moist but well drained. A loam or potting mix lighted with perlite, vermiculite, or sand. Or a mixture of half peat and half perlite or vermiculite. Higher light will produce better color on the leaves.

How long does Croton take to grow?

These estimates for how long Croton takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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Other names for Croton

Garden croton,variegated croton

Codiaeum variegatum (L.) A. Juss.

Misspellings: Croton cadiaeum

Footnotes

1 Poisonous plants

2 Codiaeum

3 http://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=3097


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