Garden Goods Direct | Croton Petra

Croton Petra Plants have brightly colored foliage that does well in bright, direct light and likes to stay moist. Crotons are easy to grow indoor houseplants, and they can be moved outside in warmer weather and give a tropical feel to patios, decks, and pools. Croton petra adds a bright, colorful look to spaces indoors and outside. It does best in bright indirect to direct light. Croton’s grows upright, and in their native habitat become small woody shrubs or hedges. The orange, red, and yellow foliage brings personality and lightens indoor spaces. With a naturally compact habit, Croton petra can be pruned to encourage branching. These bold plants perform well indoors or outside during the warmer months. Croton petra does best if given lots of light, high humidity, and not being allowed to dry out completely. This eye-catching plant keeps its brightly colored foliage as it continues to grow upwards. Croton petra does well if kept as a tropical and allowed to vacation outdoors for the summer in part to full sun, they can be brought indoors and given bright, direct light all winter.