Smiles with Bright and Cheerful Croton
Crotons are simply stunning with its bright colours and it adds a sense of cheerfulness into its surroundings.
Crotons are certainly eye catching plants suitable for the outdoors, it will add cheerfulness, brightness and colour splash to your garden and patio.
Their thick leaves range from the greens with red, orange, yellow and pink, it has a waxy outlook that’s almost seems like an artificial plant.
Crotons also known as “Joseph’s Coat”, it does not like over-watering as it causes the leaves to fall and their roots to rot therefore always ensure the soil’s dry out before each watering (Neal 2012).
Crotons need lots of light from all directions to grow that bright colourful foliage else they turn dark green when sun light is not sufficient or when light source is only coming from one direction (Schrock 2004). Crotons are also prone to mealy bugs hence it needs constant monitoring.
References
Denny Schrock. 2004. Ortho Home Gardener’s Problem Solver. Iowa: Meredith Books.
Nellie Neal. 2012. Gardener’s Guide to Tropical Plants: Col Ways to Add Hot Colors, Bold Foliage, and Striking Textures. Minnesota: Cool Springs Press.
