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- How to Care for Croton - Tips for Care
- How do you pour Croton properly?
- Why is it advisable to spray the leaves?
- How often do you have to fertilize?
- Can the miracle shrub be cut?
- When is repotting necessary?
- Which diseases and pests do you need to pay attention to?
- How is Croton cared for in winter?
- Tips
Cotron is a low maintenance, decorative houseplant
How to Care for Croton - Tips for Care
Croton is cultivated in our latitudes exclusively as a houseplant, because it is not hardy. The flowers do not matter, the marvelous shrub is kept rather because of its many-colored leaves. Tips for Care of Croton.
How do you pour Croton properly?
A dry bale tolerates the croton just as little as waterlogging. Pour so that the substrate never completely dries out. Excess irrigation water should be immediately poured off. Put drainage in the bottom of the pot.
Why is it advisable to spray the leaves?
Too low humidity causes the miraculous shrub. Increase it by spraying the leaves daily with lime-free water. Also, the installation of water bowls is useful, especially if the ambient temperatures are high.
How often do you have to fertilize?
Fertilization takes place only during the growth phase from March to August. Give some liquid fertilizer for leafy plants at fortnightly intervals.
Can the miracle shrub be cut?
Basically, you do not have to cut a croton. You should just remove faded inflorescences immediately, so that the houseplant retains more power for the formation of new leaves.
If the croton is too high, you can cut it too. The best time for it is the spring.
Because Croton is poisonous, always wear gloves when grooming!
When is repotting necessary?
The miraculous shrub is repotted in spring when the first rootlets grow out of the planting hole below.
Which diseases and pests do you need to pay attention to?
Croton is very resistant to pests. They occur very rarely and only if the humidity is too low.
If the miraculous shrub suffers from waterlogging, there is a risk of root and root rot. First, the leaves fall off, finally, the plant is completely.
How is Croton cared for in winter?
In winter, set the croton a bit cooler at around twelve degrees. The location must still be very bright.
During the winter, there is little watering and no fertilization.
Tips
The leaves of the Croton are a real eye-catcher not only because of their color, but also because of their shine. Occasionally wipe with a damp cloth to preserve shine.