Crotons bring back memories of my Late Grandma | 5% to SL Charity

Do you have croton plants in your garden? Those plants with colourful and beautiful leaves? I have had many plants here since the time I can recall back. Those plants were planted by my lovely grandmother who left us 22 years before.

I can remember her barbandasia, kapuru and hibiscus plants too. We had very beautiful colours of hibiscus flowers. White, pink, cream and red as far as I remember. But they did not last long.

But we still have those crotons here. She used them as a fence in the backyard. There are many variants and many colours. The thing about crotons is they turn into different colours with the amount of sunshine they get. They can withstand heavy sun rays and become more colourful then.

Plants in the shade become greeny as they get a low amount of sunshine. I could see that clearly while taking the photographs. These plants are beautiful when they grow like a bush with more branches and leaves. For that, you need to maintain them properly.

But here, no one especially looks after them. We just cut them from time to time and clear vines that grow on them. We do not water them or supply nutrients to the plants. But they grow well without any of them.

I have heard that they can be grown using plants too. It roots under healthy environmental conditions if we put a leaf in the soil. I haven't tried it. We usually use a branch to plant as a new one. They grow well if they have enough moisture in the soil even if we don't look after them.

I love these plants as they were planted by my grandma. I feel like I am with here when I am with them. Some small things become memories once the person that made those things left. I am loving these plants as I don't have my grandparents around.

From all the above crotons, I like long-leaved plants. Also ones with beautiful colors. To see the true beauty, put them in the sunshine. Normally baby leaves have separate colors, then grown leaves are very colorful and leave in shade are more greeny.

Mostly, the veins in the leave have a different color than other parts of it. Most of the time they are colorful. But sometimes there are colorful spots on the leave. These dots can be seen very clearly when we put them in the sunshine.

Other than the types I mentioned here, there are a lot of crotons in the gardens. They sell even in the flower shops and I have seen some people have perfectly used them to make their gardens beautiful. If you have something other than these types, share with me too.

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