Codiaeum Care Guide

Codiaeum (Commonly known as a Croton) gets a lot of hate, and people in tropical climates rather grow it inside than outside. These are such beautiful plants with stunning colors, but can be challenging to grow inside.

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FLOWERS:

If you suddenly see a small yellow bud on your Codiaeum, it is a flower! It looks like hundreds of tiny flowers on a stalk, and it looks quite fuzzy from afar. They can flower in Spring and Summer months, and it is a sign that the plant is happy. Although they rarely bloom indoors (Conditions have to be just right for them to bloom), it is a nice bonus to the plant! It does take the plant quite some energy to grow it, so if you want your Codiaeum to focus on leaf or root growth, you can cut the flower off.

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WATERING:

They prefer moist soil, but can sure handle drying out between waterings and this plant thrives in high humidity. My mom has a Codiaeum, and when she forgot to water for a couple weeks, the leaves were dropping. Early signs of needing water are droopy leaves and the leaves can begin to kind of curl.

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LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:

My mom´s Codiaeum does not get enough light and lost all of its vibrant colors, also on the old leaves. to keep the plant happy, put it in bright, but indirect light.

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PROPAGATION:

Propagation on the other hand is easy! take a stem cutting with atleast 3 nodes, remove the lower leaves, stick it in water, wait for root growth, and once it has a nice amount of roots, you can pot it up. Wondering what soil mix it needs? I´ll cover that in the section below!

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MEDIUMS:

To make my soil mix that all my plants thrive on (Including Crotons/Codieum), You´ll need some indoor potting soil, perlite, coco peat, coco chips and leca.