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- Croton or Wunderstrauch - easy-care indoor plant
- The right location in the room
- Maintain Croton properly
- Wonderful shrub in winter cooler
- Tips
Croton needs a lot of light as a houseplant
Croton or Wunderstrauch - easy-care indoor plant
That the croton is also called a miracle shrub, it owes its shiny leaves, which have very different colors. At the right location and with a little care, they shine in vibrant autumn tones all year round. What you need to consider when cultivating Croton as a houseplant.
The right location in the room
The Croton likes it very bright. It can handle direct sunlight well. It is only against too hot midday sun that you should protect it so that the leaves do not burn. If he stands too dark, the leaves lose their pretty colors.
During the growth period from March to August, the miracle shrub prefers temperatures of about 20 degrees.
Drafts tolerate Croton only very bad. Therefore choose a location in the room where it is protected.
Maintain Croton properly
The root ball of the croton should always be slightly moist during the growth phase. However, waterlogging causes the miraculous shrub to lose its leaves and enter. Therefore, water regularly as soon as the surface of the earth has dried. Excess water must be poured off immediately.
Croton is fertilized every fourteen days with liquid fertilizer for foliage plants. During the period of rest from September to March you stop fertilizing the houseplant.
Always trim faded inflorescences immediately. Then Croton has more power for the formation of new leaves. The gloss of the leaves is obtained by occasionally rubbing the leaves with a damp cloth.
Wonderful shrub in winter cooler
Basically, you can care for the Croton in the flower window all year round, if the humidity is high enough. It gets the houseplant but better, if you put it a bit cooler in winter. Below 12 degrees, the winter temperatures should not fall. Even at the winter location, it must be as bright as possible.
During the winter break, you only spill the miraculous shrub so that the root ball does not dry out completely. It is not fertilized in winter.
Tips
Croton belongs to the milkweed family. It is poisonous in all plant parts. Always wear gloves when nursing and keep them out of the reach of children and pets.