Key facts:-
Name: Croton apple
Common names: Croton Apple, Croton, Variegated Croton
Type: Evergreen shrub
Indoor/Outdoor: Both indoor and outdoor
Temperature: 16-29°C
Region and climate: Tropical and subtropical climate
Water: Regular
Sunlight: sunny or partial shade
Color: Leaves can vary in color, including shades of green, yellow, red, and orange, often with variegated patterns
Fruit season: Typically doesn't produce significant fruit; grown primarily for its ornamental foliage
Potting mix:
40% Garden soil
30% Sand
20% organic fertiliser like compost/ dry cow dung/dry goat dung
10% born meal
Fertilization:
Feed your plant every month with a organic fertilizers like compost, dry cow dung, dry goat dung, fish emulsion, leaf molds, vegetable waste etc. Fertilizers from organic matter not only supply essential nutrients to flowers or fruits, but they also improve soil tilth.Use DAP or NPK Fertilizers to promote blooming flowers and fruit formation.
