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Croton
$10.00
- Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
- Crotons are houseplants that normally have variegated leaves with shades of yellow, red, and green.
- These beautiful plants are native to Indonesia, so they do well in the warm climates of our cozy homes, making them fairly easy plant to grow indoors.
- Crotons need a very brightly lit location so that they keep their bright colors.
- They enjoy a western or southern window location.
- If they have plenty of light the leaves will have more variegation, and the colors will be brighter.
- They need to be kept at a minimum temperature of 60°F during the night and around 70°F during the daytime.
- If they aren’t kept at this temperature they will begin to drop their leaves.
- Crotons need to have their soil evenly moist at all times, they tend to wilt easily if the soil is too dry.
- On the other hand, if the soil is too wet, the leaves will turn brown on the edges.
- These plants also prefer to have a location with higher humidity, It is generally recommended that they be placed somewhere with a humidity of 40-80%.
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