Back on Valentine's Day, I posted a picture of a Codiaeum variegatum with the beginnings of a flower bud, with the intention of following along as it did whatever it was going to do. Then spring happened, and I kind of lost track of the plant, and thought that maybe it sold or something. Yesterday I found it again, with flowers now open, and so here I am, to give you a shot at seeing them in all their glory.
This is the 14 Feb picture:.jpg)
And this is what it's doing now:2.jpg)
Kind of a half-assed effort, I think we can agree, but considering how much work goes into the leaves, I'll let it pass.
I never did get a good theory going for why it was flowering now. None of the others were when it started, and none of them are flowering now, either.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Random plant event: Codiaeum variegatum flower, continued
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Hmmmm, Croton, I had no idea that they flowered. AND the flowers are really neat, my type of thing. I had a croton once, but spider mites got to it, and I didn't like it enough to try and save it. Seeing those flowers kind of makes me wish that I had kept it around.
Well, I have to admit that in all my years of plant growing, I've never seen a Croton flowering. But then I never really keep a Croton long enough to see if that will happen. I get tired of them (their need for just the right light and humidity), or they get mites and I get rid of them because I just don't feel like dealing with the mites. It seems as though Crotons and spider mites are a package deal when you buy these plants. They are pretty though...sigh...
WOW...I have a croton in my backyard...I need to watch for flowering! Very pretty!
white and pink as the result, it's pretty.
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