RE: [GWL]: Croton Question

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• Subject: RE: [GWL]: Croton Question
• From: Nellie Neal nelzgarden@hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 18:02:57 -0600
• List-archive: <http://topica.com/lists/Gardenwriters/read>

Here in MS and LA, zones 8 & 9, crotons are not hardy. Though the same plant 
(Codiaeum variegatum var. Pictum) is the same, the cultivars are endless and 
the ones sold here are in a foil wrap next to the Norfolk pines decorated 
for the holiday. Folks take them home, leave the foil on, and put the plant 
in the living room because it's pretty. Then they wonder why the leaves fall 
off. I am not in any way, shape or form making fun of my audience, but next 
to Zebra plant (Aphelandra), Croton gives them the least satisfaction.
Nellie Neal
www.gardenmama.com


>From: John DeMott <redland@zone10.com>
>Reply-To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>Subject: RE: [GWL]: Croton Question
>Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:21:43 -0500
>
>Two varieties of crotons that were developed in Italy for low light are C.
>petra, and C. norma. These are the ones offered for sale in most retail
>outlets and by far the best for low light conditions. They will not take
>full sun in south Florida without having yellow new growth all the time.
>There has been a renewed interest in Crotons lately and a lot of the
>"dooryard"
>varieties are starting to show up at retailers, at least in Florida.
>
>John DeMott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nellie Neal [n*@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 9:02 AM
>To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>Subject: RE: [GWL]: Croton Question
>
>
>Just one last note on crotons. No one I read (and I still don't seem to get
>every post) mentioned humidity. In growing crotons in gh, and having them 
>in
>a retail/home environment, its high requirements for humidity and light 
>seem
>to be the limiting factors. I agree with others about no frost, etc. I once
>gave a reader the advice to treat the croton like a boston fern - put it in
>the bathroom if you must grow it indoors over winter - it worked, but then
>she had a skylight in the bath, so light wasn't a problem.
>Nellie Neal
>www.gardenmama.com
>
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