donroberth
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“Very cold tolerant”
REF: Brown, B. Frank 1995 Crotons of the World p.67.
“Type W, 3-1/2" x 10", Marking very considerably. In many specimens green predominated but in highly colored specimens the predominating color is golden yellow, marbled rich deep green. The leaf is margined rose”
REF: Paper prepared by Wm. A. Geiger in collaboration with Mr. Christian of the Christian Nursery, Mr. Van der Lean and Mr. George L. Peacock. p.14.
“Yellow veins and margin, midrib & petiole red. the most cold resistant”
REF: Reasoner's Tropical Nurseries inc, croton listing. Group 1, Common Varieties, p.2.
NOTE: When I selected STEWARTII and started to put this pictorial together I remembered these comments that I had read in the FORUM about a year or so ago. I couldn’t agree more with these two gentlemen.
RAY HERNANDEZ: ”What crotons do you snub as "ugly" (this term is blasphemous as no croton is ugly) or too common? A well grown Petra is ubiquitous but no less beautiful because of this?…Petra perhaps or maybe the most cold hardy crotons, Stewartii and Yellow Excurrens.”
MOOSE: “I know that some collectors may pooh-pooh the Stewartii, I happen to enjoy seeing a nicely colored up one".
If you are one of these folk, not to put anyone down, but take a look and enjoy what some Costa Rican gardeners have done with STEWARTII. These gardens are not as beautiful as some that I have seen displayed on this FORUM but none-the-less very attractive and a few unusually huge cultivars!
As Moose said, "I happen to enjoy seeing a nicely colored up one”…that goes for me too!
FOTOS: 1-2-3-4, four close-up fotos for Ann
REF: Brown, B. Frank 1995 Crotons of the World p.67.
“Type W, 3-1/2" x 10", Marking very considerably. In many specimens green predominated but in highly colored specimens the predominating color is golden yellow, marbled rich deep green. The leaf is margined rose”
REF: Paper prepared by Wm. A. Geiger in collaboration with Mr. Christian of the Christian Nursery, Mr. Van der Lean and Mr. George L. Peacock. p.14.
“Yellow veins and margin, midrib & petiole red. the most cold resistant”
REF: Reasoner's Tropical Nurseries inc, croton listing. Group 1, Common Varieties, p.2.
NOTE: When I selected STEWARTII and started to put this pictorial together I remembered these comments that I had read in the FORUM about a year or so ago. I couldn’t agree more with these two gentlemen.
RAY HERNANDEZ: ”What crotons do you snub as "ugly" (this term is blasphemous as no croton is ugly) or too common? A well grown Petra is ubiquitous but no less beautiful because of this?…Petra perhaps or maybe the most cold hardy crotons, Stewartii and Yellow Excurrens.”
MOOSE: “I know that some collectors may pooh-pooh the Stewartii, I happen to enjoy seeing a nicely colored up one".
If you are one of these folk, not to put anyone down, but take a look and enjoy what some Costa Rican gardeners have done with STEWARTII. These gardens are not as beautiful as some that I have seen displayed on this FORUM but none-the-less very attractive and a few unusually huge cultivars!
As Moose said, "I happen to enjoy seeing a nicely colored up one”…that goes for me too!
FOTOS: 1-2-3-4, four close-up fotos for Ann
