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.