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Croton Sunny Star in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Codiaeum variegatum 'Sunny Star'

 

Croton 'Sunny Star'

Codiaeum variegatum (garden croton or variegated croton; syn. Croton variegatum L.) is a species of plant in the genus Codiaeum, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and the western Pacific Oceanislands, growing in open forests and scrub. The garden crotons should not be confused with Croton, a cosmopolitan genus also in the Euphorbiaceae, containing more than 700 species of herbs, shrubs and trees.

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plant Features
  • Croton Sunny Star likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Croton Sunny Star likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

  • Croton Sunny Star is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Croton Sunny Star likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Croton 'Sunny Star'

Latin name

Codiaeum variegatum 'Sunny Star'

type

Perennial

family

Euphorbiaceae

ph

6.1 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Croton Sunny Star likes partial shade

    Partial shade

  • Frost

    Croton Sunny Star is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Croton Sunny Star likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Croton Sunny Star likes frequent watering

    Frequent watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Croton Sunny Star is 1.00meters x 1.22meters 1.00 M 1.22 M

Codiaeum variegatum 'Sunny Star'

Codiaeum variegatum (garden croton or variegated croton; syn. Croton variegatum L.) is a species of plant in the genus Codiaeum, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and the western Pacific Oceanislands, growing in open forests and scrub. The garden crotons should not be confused with Croton, a cosmopolitan genus also in the Euphorbiaceae, containing more than 700 species of herbs, shrubs and trees.


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