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CURRENT MOON

 
Croton
 


Tropical evergreen – Sun to part shade
Codiaeum variegatum 
Ht.: 3-6’ Spread: 3’                                                                                                                Spacing: 24”

HABIT:  Tender evergreen shrub used as an annual for foliage color. Large colorful leaves with yellow and red variegations.

CULTURE:  Plant in well prepared beds. Color is better in full sun than in shade.

USES:  Summer color, potted plants to be moved indoors in winter.

PROBLEMS:  Red spider mites on stressed plants, root rot in poorly drained soils.


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