Croton
- Botanical Name
- Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum
- Hardiness
- Zones 11 to 12
- Height
- 3 to 6 feet
- Width
- 2 to 5 feet
- Flowers
- White
- Light
- Full sun (leaf loss with too much shade)
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Needs high humidity, place pot atop pebbles in a shallow pan of water
- Keep soil moist but not wet
- Propagate by cuttings and air layering
- Problems
- Scale, spider mites, mealybugs, thrips
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