Codiaeum Variegatum 'Yellow' (Pot/Bag)

Name: Codiaeum Variegatum 'Yellow' (Pot/Bag)
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Codiaeum Variegatum 'Yellow'

Family Name:	Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms:	Croton pictus, Croton variegatus, Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum
Common Name:	Croton, Garden Croton, Puding, Joseph's Coat, Variegated Croton, Variegated Laurel, Codiaeum, 洒金榕, 变叶木

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form	An erect evergreen shrub with thick, large, leathery, glossy leaves that display an array of colours.
Foliage	Leaves simple, alternate, 5 to 30 cm long and 0.5 to 8 cm wide, leathery; leaf form is highly diversed in shapes and colours, depending on the cultivar; shapes ranging from linear, linear-lanceolate, oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, ovate, spatulate, fiddle-shaped to obovate, sometimes segregated to midvein into upper and lower parts; colours ranging from green, chartreuse, yellow, burgundy, purple-red, to pink, sometimes speckled with coloured spots or stripes of spots; petiole 0.2 to 2.5cm long.
Stems	Stems glabrous, multi-branched, with prominent leaf scars.

Flowers	Inflorescences star-shaped, inconspicuous, on 8 to 30 cm long arching racemes, with male and female flowers on separate inflorescences; Male flowers white, pedicels delicate, petals 5, stamens 20 to 30; Female flowers yellow, pedicels slightly thickened, petals absent, sepals ovate-triangular, styles recurved.
Fruit	Fruit capsules subglobose, slightly flattened, glabrous, brown, 9 mm in diameter, seeds 3; seeds 6 mm.
Cultivation	Plant prefers well-drained soils under full sun to partial shade. Propagate by stem cuttings. Chances of success can be achieved by using rooting hormones. Plant sometimes produces ‘sports’, or shoots, that are entirely different from the parent plant, which can be potted up independently. Plant is genetically unstable and may not resemble the parent when grown from seed. Use cuttings if prefer to produce a plant that is identical to the parent.
Etymology	The genus epithet ‘Codiaeum’ comes from the Greek word kodeia’ or ‘kodia’, means ‘head, head of plants, bulb, or capsule’, which may refer to the fruit capsules, or leaves (being used for wreaths). The genus epithet may also come from a native Tahitian name, ‘Kohido’. The species epithet ‘variegatum’ means variegated, referring to its variously variegated leaves.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Food (Herb or Spice): Young leaves in some cultivars are used in the East Indies as a vegetable, but cases of irritation have been reported. Medicinal: The leaves are specified as herbal medicine for extravasated blood and swelling. Cut - Dried Flower: The leaves are used as cut foliage.

Full Sun

Moderate Water

Herb or Spice

Ornamental Leaves

Shrub