Plant Profile: Croton Petra | Costa Farms
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Crotons are some of the most colorful houseplants around. They instantly add a touch of the tropics to every indoor space with their colorful variegated foliage. Among crotons, the variety Petra is the most common as an indoor plant.
Whether it's a good indoor plant for you depends on your conditions. Crotons like Petra like lots and lots of bright light and warm temperatures. Read on for more tips to determine if this plant is right for your home --- or to help her do a little better if you have one and she's struggling.
What do you think of Petra croton? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Beautiful Petra I wish I could have one🥰
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Are there ways for me to encourage it to grow fuller? I just moved to a new place that has much more light and my croton Petra loves it. It has grow 6 new leaves in the past month. But I would like to encourage it to grow outward and not just straight up.
Hi Julie! Yes --- you can encourage a fuller, bushier Croton by pinching off the tips of the new growth periodically. Doing so will make it produce more side branches that fill in, rather than putting all of its energy into growing straight up. ---Justin, Costa Farms Horticulturist
Does a cotton plant come back to it original color?
I've had this croton petra for a few months but it hasn't budged. I'm assuming it's because it's winter? I live in Los Angeles, where it's warm and sunny most of the year. The only other thing may be that I'm watering too much. 😳 I tend to love my plants to death.
My croton petra is 5 years old and has become quite leggy. Should I prune it back or is their another course of care?
David: If your plant is quite leggy, it's probably not getting enough light. If you prune it back, you will help activate more new growth to give it a fuller appearance. But without enough light, over time that new growth will also start to get leggy unless you prune it regularly. So seasonal prunings can help, as can giving it more light intensity if you don't want to trim it as frequently. ---Justin, Costa Farms Horticulturist
Will a L.E.D Grow light work fine with Petra ?
Hi @prometheussmith9659,
A Croton Petra is an outdoor plant that prefers direct, natural sunlight!
My leaves drop so is that too low humidity?
Sorry to hear your Croton is dropping leaves. Leaf drop is more likely to be a watering or stress issue than a humidity issue. If it's recently experienced especially warm or cold temperatures --- or went from a warm spot to a quite cool or hot spot, that could shock it into losing leaves, for example.
@@CostaFarms I just brought it home. I repotted it as it was bursting from it's current pot and have moved it around alot trying to figure out if it should get full sun, morning sun or just ok on a shelf in a bright room. The window could be letting in some cold during our last snap. I have grow lights so perhaps just leaving it on my shelf with the grow light is better.
Moving it around can be hard on a Croton --- in nature, they don't move from spot to spot, so it can cause stress. And unfortunately, it can take a couple of weeks to start showing stress, so if you do feel like you need to move it, make sure you give it some time to adjust before moving it again if it's not doing any better.
Inside in most areas, direct sun through a window isn't a problem. Crotons love lots and lots of light. (There can be a little sunburn at first if they're not used to getting sun.) So the more light you can give them, the better!
@@CostaFarms It has new growth coming in the centre and I've added a grow light. Hopefully that's good. What about watering? It doesn't seem to drink alot. The soil is staying moist a long time.
That makes sense --- the fewer leaves it has, the less water it needs to take up from the soil. (The roots absorb water; the leaves release water as they breathe.) If you're comfortable looking at the roots, slip your plant out of its pot and check if the roots show any warning signs.
Do not cut top pannicle. Just remove lower leaves and propogate them
Croton is turning yellow
Hi,
We are sad to hear about your plant turning yellow, please reach out to our Consumer Care team at questions@costafarms.com, and they will gladly assist you.