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Banana

Banana

Croton - Banana

  • Botanical Name: Codiaeum
  • Origins: South India
  • Light: High Light
  • Watering: Daily
  • Growth Speed: Fast
  • Grower: Novice
  • Style: Table Top
  • Home Decor: Contemporary
  • Variety Code: 36

 
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Product Description - Banana

Crotons come in more than 100 varieties. Leaf colors include yellow, green, copper, red, pink, orange, brown and ivory, which may spread over the whole leaf or appear as veining, spots, blotches or other patterns. Leaf shapes also vary: they may be slender and up to 18 inches long, flat and up to 6 inches wide, lobed, ribbed, crinkled or twisted into corkscrew shapes. Crotons grow fast; plants less than 12 inches tall may become bushy 3 to 5 foot shrubs within two or three years if not pruned.

Plant Care

Crotons grow best where they get four or more hours a day of morning or afternoon direct or semi-direct sunlight, but they grow fairly well in bright indirect light, such as that reflected from light walls. Night temperatures of 65 to 70 degrees and day temperatures of 75 to 85 degrees are ideal. Keep the soil barely moist at all times. Feed crotons every two months from early spring through fall and do not fertilize them the rest of the year. Do not fertilize newly potted plants for two months. Repot overcrowded plants in early spring using packaged general-purpose potting soil and propagate in spring or summer from stem cuttings or by the method known as air layering. To encourage dense growth, prune overgrown plants in early spring. Watch for spider mites and mealy bugs.

3 comments

  • Wednesday, 10 April 2013 02:56 | posted by Tom Greenthumb

    I purchased a small one a couple days ago, replanted it in a larger pot right away, and set it in front of some taller plants where it got strong indirect light all day.

    By the end of the second day I know it had to have grown at least 2 inches as it was as tall as the plants I had set it in front of! I mist it a couple times a day and it's doing great.

  • Friday, 29 March 2013 05:35 | posted by Tyson Brazille

    I've had one for about two years now. Like the plant. It's the only plant in the house; sits by my desk next to the window and I'm becoming a fan of house plants.

    Cool thing happened towards the spring of last year, one leaf grew a leaf on the tip of the pointy stem that grows with some of the leaves. I thought that was odd yet neat at the same time.

  • Wednesday, 20 June 2012 06:50 | posted by BC Kaelin

    Just bought one of these of the croton banana species. I'm extremely satisfied. This plant is a real winner!

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