Varieties of codiaeum croton flower, its varieties
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Beautiful bright codiaum leaves in a flower shop always make you want to buy it. Novice flower growers happily buy it without familiarizing themselves with the rules of caring for this plant, and often make mistakes in its content.
Brief description of the flower
Codiaum (croton) variegatum is an evergreen and perennial plant. The name "codiaum" of Greek origin, translated into Russian means "head". "Variegatum" is translated from Latin as "motley, ornamented." All flower varieties are variegated.
Codiaum variegatum in nature
This shrub belongs to the Euphorbia family. Many growers ask themselves the question: "Codiaum and Croton are different species or is it still the same?" The exact answer was not found. The description of both species is similar, the habitat is similar. Codiaums (crotons) are widespread in the tropical zone of Asia, South America and Australia, as well as on the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
In nature, codiaum grows both as a shrub and as a tree.
Croton bloom is associated with the stress experienced by the plant due to the heat and dry air.
Common types
The following flower varieties are in great demand among florists.
Petra
The most frequent guest in apartments and offices is the Peter's codiaum. In an ordinary apartment, a flower does not exceed a meter in height, but in a greenhouse it can turn into a four-meter tree.
This plant has:
- flexible, resilient, dark green trunk;
- leaves are green, oval, pointed at the ends, can reach 30 cm in length;
- the pattern of veins and the edging of the foliage are bright yellow, orange, scarlet, burgundy;
- leaves of different colors coexist on the same plant.
The flowers of Peter's croton are pale, not decorative.
Peter's codiaum
Zanzibar
Codiaum variety with long leaves, shaped like a lancet. The foliage color is dense green, almost black in places. The spots on them are orange, purple, yellow, scarlet, light green. At home, it almost never blooms.
Codiaum Zanzibar
Excellence
Codiaeum Excelent has large (up to 22 cm) and wide three-lobed leaves. The longer central part has a pointed tip.
With a lack of lighting, the crown is yellow-green. If there is an excess of light, then the leaves become dark with bright red and brown spots. Young leaf plates are lighter, veins are yellow or light orange. The larger the leaf, the more intense the color becomes.
Codiaeum Excelent is unpretentious in home care. The height of the bush when grown in an apartment does not exceed 60 cm.In a backlit winter garden, it can stretch up to 2-3 m.
The name of the variety "Excelent" translates as "magnificent".
Codiaum Excellence
Mrs. Aiston
Also called Croton Mrs. Aiston. This variety has oval foliage with a pointed tip. The veins are painted in the entire palette of shades of red, pink, orange, yellow and even brown. Some plants may have completely yellow leaf plates. The Black Prince subspecies has an almost black foliage with orange and red dots.
Codiaum Mrs. Aiston
Motley croton
The name codiaum variegated (variegatum) is used:
- to designate the entire type of codiaums;
- as the name of a separate variety (aka Peter's codiaum). The leaf of this variety is bright, spotted. Veins and spots on sheet platinum are red, purple, orange, yellow, brown, beige, white.
Dragon croton
It is not a variety of codiaum variegatum, it is a separate species. In its homeland it grows up to 25 m. The trunk of such a tree is up to 30 cm in diameter. At home, it does not exceed 1.5 m in height. The leaf of this variety is up to 30 cm in length, variegated.
Croton in nature
Prickly croton
A kind of dragon variety. The leaves are slightly lighter, the veins are mostly yellow and pinkish. The milky juice is also red. It is used as a component for the production of paints and varnishes.
Croton mix
The word "mix" is translated as a mixture, combination, mixing. This name is used in two cases:
- when they find it difficult to assign a flower to a certain variety of codiaums;
- when a batch of plants arrives at a flower shop, where there are representatives of different varieties.
Croton mix
Gold Sun
Croton Gold Sun has a leaf shape similar to Petra codiaum. He received the name "Gold Sun" for a special, golden color of spots on rich green foliage.
Codiaum Gold Sun
Other species and varieties
Codiaum Gold Finger (translated as "golden finger"). The leaves are long, lanceolate. Coloring similar to Gold Sun.
Codiaum Gold Finger
Croton Mammy has two types of leaves:
- oblong, usual for these flowers;
- small, oval, with a pointed tip on long cuttings.
Among flower growers, the name Croton Mother and Daughter is popular. In rooms with low illumination, the leaves become a uniform green color without colored veins. In the light, the veins are painted in red and yellow colors. Croton Mother and daughter care requires exactly the same as other varieties.
Croton Mother and Daughter
Croton Tamara is the only variety with white and green leaves. On a sunny windowsill, the light part of the leaf may turn slightly pink. It is less common than other varieties, very capricious, likes to shed leaves at the slightest oversight of the grower.
Croton Tamara
Croton is aucubal. The leaf is three-lobed, but the lateral parts are not as pronounced as in the Excelent. A rich green leaf plate with bright yellow dots. The veins, unlike many varieties of codiaums, are green and do not stand out on the leaf.
Croton aucubal
Croton is narrow-leaved. The name reflects the peculiarity of this plant - thin, narrow leaves. Their length reaches 30 cm, and their width does not exceed 1 cm. Their color is dark green with gold spots all over the plate.
Croton narrow-leaved
Croton Sunny Star. On the oblong leaves of the Solar Star variety (this is how Sunny Star is translated from English), yellow spots are located. Sometimes the foliage is completely golden. Young leaf plates have a pinkish-beige tint.
Croton Sunny Star
Croton Wilma. The leaf plate is large, three-lobed, dark green with beige-pink, pale yellow and white spots.
Croton Wilma
Features of plant care
It is difficult to care for crotons, plants often die if the rules of keeping are violated.
Light mode
All varieties of codiaum love natural light.Easily tolerates direct sunlight if the day is not too hot. When the temperature is more than 30 ° C, it is better to remove the flower from the windowsill or shade with something. For permanent placement of the plant, windows facing west or east are suitable. In winter, can be rearranged to the southern windowsill.
In the autumn-winter period, you can use a special lamp for illumination.
The soil
Croton needs light, breathable soil. The primer can be purchased at a flower shop or mixed by yourself. To create a soil suitable for croton, you will need leaf and sod land, as well as river sand. The ratio looks like this:
- for planting a rooted cuttings or transshipment of a young plant, two parts of the sod land are taken. One part of sod land and sand is added there;
- when transplanting an adult flower, the amount of leafy earth is increased to three parts.
Store soil must be rid of potential parasites. To do this, you can bake it in the oven or pour it over with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Some experts recommend adding sheet soil to the purchased soil.
The acidity of the soil is of great importance for the active growth of the flower; the pH level should not exceed 6.5.
Watering
Water for irrigation should be at room temperature, separated for at least a day. You need to water it regularly, preventing the earthen coma from drying out. After 15 minutes. after watering, the water that has got into the pan is poured out. Croton roots easily rot when the soil is swampy. Watering frequency is once every 4-5 days. Drying of the top layer of the soil serves as a signal for watering.
Flowering codiaum
Other rules of care:
- Croton does not like dust on the leaves, so they should be regularly wiped with a damp cloth;
- during the growing season, croton is fertilized with preparations for plants with decorative foliage;
- codiaum needs daily moistening from a spray bottle;
- the air temperature should not be below 17 ° С and above 26 ° С;
- Croton blooms ugly, but spends a lot of energy on flowering. Therefore, flower brushes are removed when they appear;
- for the codiaum to branch, it needs to pinch the top;
- at home, reproduction is possible only by cuttings.
Potential pests and diseases
Crotons are susceptible to the following diseases and pests:
- root rot, which occurs when soil pH is below 6 units. Symptoms are root decay, leaf drying and falling off. Antifungal drugs are used to fight the disease;
- sunburn. When brown spots appear on the leaves, the flower must be rearranged in the shade;
- spider mite. Symptoms are the presence of a thin white web on the leaf plate. To combat this parasite, the trunk and leaves of the plant are washed with a weak solution of baby or laundry soap, and then treated with a drug against parasites (for example, Actellik 0.15%).
Caring for this flower is difficult. But if you follow all the rules, then for many years it will delight its owner with a bright crown.
