CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM var. ‘Pictum’ BOTANICAL NAME CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM var. ‘Pictum’

PRONUNCIATION co - DEE - ee - um var - ee - eh - GAY - tum

COMMON NAME Croton

FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

Life Cycle Indoors- Perennial Outdoors- Annual

Growth Habit Shrub Varies Upright

ARRANGEMENT and composition Alternate and simple

LEAF Ovate or orbicular Length 5” - 12” Width 1/2” - 6”

MARGIN Entire and lobed depending on cultivar

VEINS Pinnate

FLOWER Light yellow panicle Not showy

FRUIT Insignificant

EXPOSURE Part shade Sun

GROWTH Slow

USE

DESCRIPTION The leaf varies from 6” - 12” long and 1/2” to 4” wide May be nearly green

DESCRIPTION Or variegated with yellow, orange, or purple Stem is woody

CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by air layering or stem cuttings

PROBLEMS

ZONES 10

NATIVE OF: Southern India