heres some of my work collection, up to 40 kinds now and still expanding.One display garden downtown next year will be ALL crotons of different types and sizes.
Kyle
Somebody say crotons??
Very Nice Kyle
I love my crotons you just cant kill 'em, hurricanes 'n all. I have a new favorite called Mrs Icetone but can't seem to find any big ones. Its a nice pale pink color.
Dutchlady are they different from these?
More..........this is "John Bender" I love the red stems with the yellow foliage.
KC
Celt there are two color forms of Mrs. Iceton, pink and a yellow form.Heres the pink form
Kyle...do you want any with V E R Y thin long leaves????? Like Mme. Pele?
Very nice! I especially like Mrs. Iceton pink - how hard is it to find these?
OMG how lucky you are!! I can't choose. I've tried. I love them all.
You pick I'll be thankful regardless!!!
Have you been at DG for long? I just joined. Love it.
Jeri
foliage plants never let me down. these are all so vibrant. i bought two for the first time this year, and love them. i was wondering how cold hardy they are. i thought i remembered reading they couldn't withstand a frost, but i could be confusing that with a different plant. i would really hate to lose them.
I recently took a 'renewed' interest in Crotons, too....and am hoping to find a very "Orange" one someday.
I agree, the pink form Mrs. Iceton is gorgeous!
Carol....a friend in Fla. recently sent me one with very long thin 'needle-like' (for lack of a better word) leaves and it has since lost them all ..... (has a tag but it's at home) then she stated that hers, too, is losing many of it's leaves....does yours tend to do that ?
I've cut it back in hopes that it will re-grow.
Yours are gorgeous, as well, DutchLady1!
Mrs Iceton i wonderful. dutchlady you have some beauties!
Nan the needle-like could be Picasso's brush? (or something like that) It's a pretty neat plant. I have it and have not killed it yet.
I love crotons' colorful foliage but I can't seem to get a hang on how to care for them. I see 2 popular varieties growing well around here, but never see fancy ones as posted above
all the ones I got from the guy in Puerto Rico were gone, and quickly.
I got some from the guy in PR too all made it ok and are finally growing like crazy. Crotons like to be fed and watered well but not be cold and wet.
DutchLady1, just to say that the first picture isn't a croton (codiaeum) but Aucuba japonica (specifically the variety 'Crotonifolia' )
http://images.google.es/images?svnum=10&hl=es&lr=&q=aucuba%20japonica%20crotonifolia
Regards
Carlos
Do Acubas even live in SW Florida? It is almost too hot for them here in my garden. The leaves burn very easily here, even in the shade. They loved it in my previous homes in zone 7 & 8.
ardesia I grow my aucuba in mostly shade and it thrives. This is my consolation "colorful foliage" plant as I've not been successful w/ crotons.
Vossner...forgot to check last night, but if I recall correctly, it was 'something-brush' or 'something-paintbrush', you're right!
Who's 'The guy in PR', you two??:)
Those are beautiful. I never knew there were so many varieties. This is my first garden here in FL. I planted 2 of them. Do I cut them back in the winter? Would I take cuttings or what to make new plants. HHHEEELLLPPP.
Gail
fall is the reccomended time to take cuttings, and as far as varieties there are over 600 kinds and hybrids, many are so similar and probably the same ones.
Hmmm....fall is the time to take cuttings, but is it a good time to *root* them (here in the North, anyway)?
I've only been able to root them outdoors in the heat/humidity of summer.
How do you root yours this time of year, Kyle?
I was so intrigued by the photos that Dutchlady posted that I tried to search for some sources of different crotons. Not much luck, lots of curly boys, etc. but nothing as beautiful as that pink!
From what I read you root them like any other plant, nothing special and they are super easy to root.
If you guys have any good sources for some of the more unusual ones PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE pass the info along!!!
Thanks.
Nan, I have a 40 ft long mist propagator at work.bottom heat and lots of humidity.
april, you can get small plants of pink or yellow mrs. Iceton from Lowes or Home Depot if they carry Angel tropical plants.they come in assortments.
Most times they have about 6-7 new kinds. Not many retailers carry crotons, in the south (Fla) people are bored with them most of the time.It is so common.
Thx- will look closer at Lowes & HD.
that is so true what eclipse says about crotons and FL, lol! while the rest of us pine away
I also love the Angel tropical plant series. They are usually in their own little cabinet at Lowes/HD, all in little 4" pots and usually no more than $7 ea. Every time I visit these stores I always ck this section for unusual stuff.
Oooops...just got back here. Nan...I have the worst luck rooting crotons and a friend of mine has great luck. Go figger...and we do the same things! I prefer to airlayer!!! Nan...I can send you some Orange...but let's wait until spring, OK?
Maybe I will try to take cuttings now (fall) and see if I am successful. There is NOTHING like a hedge of colorful crotons in the full sun....WOW...knocks your socks off!!!
Will take my camera to town on Tuesday and try to get some pictures of great bushes there....
Toodles
Aha, Kyle....I see ~ guess I can't match that method!! LOL!!
Thanks, Carol......I'll get in touch with you then!
heres a few more kinds, this is croton "superstar"
this is Coral Shower, notice the long tips of the upper leaves, they grow a long fiber with a smaller leaf at the end of it.
croton "Golden Bell"
unknown cultivar..
