Maybe you have seen this plant, but don't know its name. Usually found decorating green lanes, highways, parks, accompanying graves and fences. Who is he?
It is called the croton plant, and is widely used as an ornamental plant to decorate elite housing, offices, hotels and tourist attractions. Because it has a leaf shape and color that can attract people around it.
Croton plants also have various different types and health benefits. What do you think the benefits are?
Let's get to know this ornamental plant, it is often found but many people don't know its name
The croton plant (Codiaeum variegatum) or usually known as croton is an ornamental plant that is currently very popular with the public. Because it has aesthetic value from the variety of shapes, patterns and colors that are so varied that it is used as an ornamental plant.
Although it was previously known as a grave companion plant and was looked down upon, because it functioned as a grave marker over the years. However, currently the croton plant has become a great opportunity for plant lovers, so it is widely cultivated.
This plant is also an ornamental plant with many types. In Indonesia itself, there are various types of croton plants which people use as ornamental plants.
The croton plant is an ornamental plant that has many varieties, where there are differences in the shape, pattern and color of the leaves. Various types of croton plants also have different aesthetic and economic values for society. Here are some of the types found in Indonesia!
Turtle Croton
This type of croton has slightly wrinkled leaves with a pattern like a turtle's shell which has an arrangement of green, yellow, red and brown.
Croton Emping
The emping or ear croton type has slightly round, wavy leaves. The leaves of the emping type are also small and quite thick and have dominant colors of yellow and green.
Croton Jet
Croton jet has leaves shaped like planes, where it has 3-lobed (tri-lobed) leaves with varying colors of burgundy, green, orange and yellow.
Croton Apple
Apple croton has leaves that are shaped like apples, where the leaves are large and wide with white spots. The leaves of this type of apple croton are also arranged tightly like a spiral with yellow and green colors.
Jengkol Croton
Jengkol croton has a shape and color similar to jengkol, because this type has round leaves and the lower surface of the leaves is blackish brown.
Croton Teri
This type of croton has small elongated leaves that are similar to anchovies, and the anchovy croton also has almost the same characteristics as the finger croton type.
Croton Tie
Croton tie has long and short leaves, and is similar to the shape of a butterfly tie. This type has a combination of yellow, green and red leaf colors.
Cucumber Croton
This type of cucumber croton has a rounded tip and resembles the shape of a cucumber. The leaves of this type also have a color like cucumber, namely the leaves are yellow and green with various spots in both colors.
That's all my post this time, hopefully it will be useful and my best regards to everyone.