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

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

3. COMMON NAME
Croton

5. FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae

7. Life Cycle
Indoors- Perennial
Outdoors- Annual

8. Growth Habit
Shrub
Varies
Upright

10. ARRANGEMENT and composition
Alternate and simple

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

12. MARGIN
Entire and lobed depending on cultivar

13. VEINS
Pinnate

16. FLOWER
Light yellow panicle
Not showy

17. FRUIT
Insignificant

18. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Sun

19. GROWTH
Slow

20. USE

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

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

27. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by air layering or stem cuttings

29. PROBLEMS

30. ZONES 10

31. NATIVE OF:
Southern India