Height: 24 inches
Spread: 18 inches
Hardiness Zones: 11-12
Partial Sun to Shade
This tropical foliage plant has multi-colored waxy leaves. Crotons go well in late summer and fall color schemes as well as spring landscapes.
The Mammy Croton plant has multicolored leaves with hues of yellow, red, orange, purple, and green. The bright colorful leaves are unusual, sword shaped, with linear growth habits that lean towards the light. The leaves are evergreen and will stay colorful all year long as they spiral around the trunk.
Croton Red Mammy plant is suitable for growing indoors or outdoors. Growers in colder climates can keep it in containers and move Croton Mammy indoors for winter when temperatures drop below 55 F. You can keep crotons indoors as house plants all year long with the proper care.