The most ignored plant - the croton
@allknowing (136446)
India
16 responses
@chance216 (280)
• United States
8 Nov 15
What's a croton? you mean a crouton? Delicious. ;)
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@GardenGerty (160665)
• United States
8 Nov 15
Where I live, in Kansas in the central US, Crotons must be brought inside in the winter. I have one beautiful multi colored one that I have managed to keep alive for three years or more and I am proud of it. There are several varieties.
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
8 Nov 15
Just because they are easily available and common, people tend to brush them aside. I have even wild flowers in my garden.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
8 Nov 15
I have never heard of crotons but they seem to be blooming in your garden picture.
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@janeseyer (53)
• Makati, Philippines
9 Nov 15
Wow. This is my first time to see this plant.
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@marguicha (223020)
• Chile
9 Nov 15
We don´t have those beautiful plants in my country. But the first time I saw them I thought they were amazing.
@allknowing (136446)
• India
8 Nov 15
They are hardy plants requiring least maintenance and can be propagated through cuttings. What is easy to grow and available easily does not get importance but I am different. I have brought in wild flowers too.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
8 Nov 15
@allknowing requiring least maintenance sounds perfect to me! We have a lot of native plants like that, not so colourfu though
@allknowing (136446)
• India
9 Nov 15
@valmnz If you can get hold of these nothing like adding colour to your garden.
@allknowing (136446)
• India
9 Nov 15
As matter of fact I wonder if gardening per se is popular with the younger generation
@allknowing (136446)
• India
9 Nov 15
@lokisdad I wish they got into the nitty gritty of things just as we did. Life can be so exciting with that approach.
@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
9 Nov 15
@allknowing probably not nearly as much as they should but its mostly because everything has been simplified so that they don't have to know those kinds of things like we used to have to know growing up.
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
8 Nov 15
that's jest gorgeous! i wish they'd live in these parts outdoors. i used to've a couple that i'd set 'round the pond but fear the larger plants needs indoors durin' winter caused 'em to perish.
@allknowing (136446)
• India
9 Nov 15
You have this problem of extreme weather. And despite this I have seen some pictures of great gardens of those living out there.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
9 Nov 15
@allknowing i used to've beautiful gardens 'n then the drought came...'n stayed. i'll be rethinkin' what's planted from now on - stickin' with the native plants 'n wildflowers with jest a few 'foreigners' added to the mix :)
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
9 Nov 15
What's that? I have never heard of any kids playing with crotons. Your mother must have meant croutons which are eatables. Perhaps you were playaing with them and not eating them
@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
9 Nov 15
it's called "parpagayo" in my dialect.. this is found in most homes in the philippines.. it's actually attractive and most moms here love to place these in front of their houses..
@snowy22315 (180721)
• United States
8 Nov 15
I think I may have seen crotons before, but I am not sure they grow in this area I am not sure I have ever heard of them actually.
@allknowing (136446)
• India
8 Nov 15
They are thick colourful leaves in all sizes and shapes. I have them all over the place in my garden.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
8 Nov 15
You are right about crotons.In my old house we had plenty of crotons.Many who visited used to wonder why we have so many of them.I am glad to see you have given them prominent places in your garden.
