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Codiaeum variegatum ' Golden Dust' (Croton 'Gold Dust'.)

Croton ‘Gold Dust’ is a compacted  plant with e oval leaves which are medium green and liberally dusted with paint-like specks of yellow. Crotons grow best in well-drained soil and in full sun to partial shade. Used as a hpouse plant in cold climate or as a shrub, hedge in mild climate

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  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Croton 'Gold Dust'.

    Arabic Name: كوديم متباين

    Pronunciation: koh-dih-EE-um var-ee-GAY-tum

  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: India Ceylon

  • Heat Zones: 1 to 15

    Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13

  • Uses: Screen, Hedge, Mass Planting, Indoor, Container

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Slow

    Tree Shape: oval

    Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical

    Canopy Density: Medium

    Canopy Texture: Coarse

    Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

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  • By Kroton (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Elena Sergeeva (Photo by Elena Sergeeva) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Spiral

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 10 - 20

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Lobate

    Leaf Texture: Leathery

    Leaf Scent: Unpleasant

    Color(growing season): Green, Yellow

    Color(changing season): Green, Yellow

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: No

    Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3

    Flower Type: Spike

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Green, Yellow

    Seasons: Year Round

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Year Round

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  • By Louise Wolff --darina 23:11, 6 May 2005 (UTC) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Kroton (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Elena Sergeeva (Photo by Elena Sergeeva) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Good

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Part, Shade

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites, Scales, Aphids

    Plant Propagation: Cutting, Layering

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