Codiaeum variegatum
COMMON NAME | Joseph's Coat,
Variegated Croton |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Euphorbiaceae |
NOTES | Crotons are mostly
grown for their colorful leaves, the flowers are considered to be
insignificant. The leaves come in a
range of colors, ranging from almost pure white to light and deep yellow,
orange, pink, red and crimson in the most charming hues. The leaves of crotons can be broad, narrow
or strap like and the shape can be oak leaf, semi oak leaf, spiral leaf,
recurved or an interrupted leaf. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and
the western Pacific Ocean islands |
NATIVE HABITAT | Grows in open forests
and scrub |
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