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A Most Colorful Houseplant-Croton

Croton Petra - Codiaeum variegatum

Croton houseplants are one of the more colorful indoor tropical plants. It is hard not to notice this bushy, upright plant because of the vividly colored foliage.
The Croton, or Codiaeum variegatum pictum, has leaves splashed with green, orange and red with the veins often yellow, depending on the variety.
Sometimes referred to as Joseph's Coat because of its many colors, Croton is a member of the Euphorbia plant family. One of its relatives is the Poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima. Read more about Croton plant...

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  1. Crotons are great colorful plants that need little to no care. Water it twice a week with ice cubes and feed it three times a year with 12-8-6 and you are done,

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