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[INDOOR-GARDENING:85] FROM Ivana Hrga-Griggs: Flowering croton?


I have 4 or 5 year old croton with 2 branches.  We have a love-hate
relationship, and as  a result, sometimes it gets tons of care, sometimes
it is relatively neglected.  It is a leggy plant, and I have been
contemplating (for a year now) to air-layer it. (Too scared to do it.)
The existing leaves are forming a very compact crown - they are placed
close to each other.

A week ago, while watering it early in the morning, I noticed that on the
top of one of the branches' crown, there is a 15 cm (6 in) tender stem,
full of bud "balls". Balls are purplish-red, about 50 of them total.

This morning, while watering again, I noticed that five of these balls
opened, revealing the sunburst-like light green thing. About 10 more look
like they will open any moment now.

I tried the books, I tried the net - can't find anything about cronot
"flowers." Is my croton attacked by something from the outer space? Is it
a sign of Doom's day?  Is it a first sighting of the Y2K bug?  Can I
somehow cash on this?  And, most important: how do I care for it now?

Thank you, everyone.

Ivana
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