One tropical plant that is always a colorful addition to a hot garden turns into a star after the summer heat. Crotons (Codiaeum variegatum) are tropical plants that grow outdoors in USDA plant hardiness zones 9b to 11 and as houseplants elsewhere. Their colorful foliage are shot with gold, red, orange, green and even pink depending on the variety. My front porch is lined with beautiful crotons that are really bright and colorful in the fall. I don’t have the beauty of changing leaves like up north, but I love my crotons year round.
Wishing you a bright October day.
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…they sure put on a colorful display!
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing these photo’s.
you’re welcome Rebecca
I have never heard of crotons but they are quite spectacular and very fallish!
yes they are beautiful colors and give me my fall leaves – year round!
Dear Carol,
in Austria this beautiful plant is unfortunately only possible as a houseplant … the winters are too cold … (What a pitty! Fortunately, the colors of the trees here are just as spectacular at the moment …)
All the best,
Traude
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Thank you for sharing. I know this beautiful plant too. The only difference, we have it inside in our homes.
Stay healthy and well.
We’ve been thinking about getting some of these to add some color in front of our house. They are beautiful!
Gorgeous and colorful photos for Autumn ~ Wow ! love the plant Xo
Living in the moment,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Carol – your Crotons are a spectacular splash of color! I tend to focus on blooms for color, but I am trying to retrain myself to consider how bushes and grasses and other plants can add color and texture to a garden. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
They sum up the colours of autumn very nicely.
Lovely crotons. Bravo.
Happy Monday
Much?love
Great autumnal colors!
That’s an attractive plant. Love the dazzling colors.
Those are fabulous colors. I’ve seen them as houseplants, but never as plants in the ground around here. Maybe it’s a bit too cool.
Yes they only survive in tropical climate like Miami, Florida.
They are just beautiful!
thanks Joanne – hope you’re having a good day
Beautiful colors, Carol! Can see, you’re in the mood for Fall! You changed your blog background – very attractive looking:)
thanks I’m glad you like my fall header – I don’t really get much of a colorful autumn here in Florida but I love visiting other blogs for real autumn leaves.
Thank you for showing me the place