FoliageCroton
Codiaeum variegatum
Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 11-12, that matures to about 2-6 ft × 2-6 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It blooms in yellow and white. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 11-12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-6 ft × 2-6 ft
- Spacing
- 3 feet-6 feet
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Brown, Yellow, Green, Pink, Purple, Red
- Bloom color
- Yellow, White
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis, Poisonous to humans
- Native to
- Bolivia, Ecuador
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Croton is hardy to about 40°F (estimated from USDA zone 11), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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