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Codiaeum variegatum

Croton, an evergreen shrub of Malesian and western Pacific lowland forest, grown everywhere for its colourful leaves. It wants warmth, bright light for good colour, steady moisture and humid air; cold, drafts and drying out make it drop leaves.

Codiaeum variegatum
Photo: Louise Wolff --darina 23:22, 6 May 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in lowland rainforest, monsoon forest edges, coastal scrub and on limestone, often in partial shade. Wild plants have mostly plain green leaves.

Mostly lowland; records span sea level to 1,461 m, median 83 m.

BorneoJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalukuSulawesiPhilippinesNew GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon Is.Santa Cruz Is.VanuatuFijiQueensland

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.