Croton

Tropical evergreen – Sun to part shade

Codiaeum variegatum

Height: 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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