Croton Plant

Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum. 

 Frosts or freezes will damage them, but they quickly recover. When used outdoors this plant looks most attractive when grown in groups. 

 The plants can be propagated from stem cuttings.