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Croton
Codiaeum variegatum · Annual
Croton is grown as an annual, 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 grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 11-12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–6 ft × 2–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Brown, Yellow, Green, Pink, Purple, Red
- Bloom color
- Yellow, White
- Watch out for
- Can irritate skin on contact
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Bolivia, Ecuador
Will it survive your winters?
We score Croton’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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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