WHAT ARE CROTONS?
Codiaeum Variegatum are native to
Indonesia,Malaysia,Philippines,India,Thailand and Sri
Lanka.
Wrongly named as Crotons by botanist Carl von Linne.
The name Codiaeum Variegatum was given by Botanist G.E. Rumphius in about 1660.
Codiaeum Variegatum has the odd trait of sporting
(sport is the biological term for a branch which varies from the parent
type) this trait provides codiaeum with a means of originating new
forms.
Codiaeum Variegatum was first introduced to America by the
Henry A Dreer nursery in the 1870's.
They are grown for their dazzling leaves which may include crimson,
scarlet, pink, yellow, brown, and orange shades, as well as green,
white and cream.
