Looks like a ______?

[Crotonologist]

I need an opinion here, as in looks like a, could be a, I think its a, resembles a, might be a, I thought it was a...........

 

[Phil Stager]

looks kind of like an Elaine - but mine got fried last winter and toasted this summer and will hopefully recover in its new location. But then again fit meight be a ......

 

[fawnridge]

I agree on Elaine. Put it into the shade, and you'll get a lot more pink.

 

[Crotonologist]

Cool - thanks for the name and the shade suggestion - I had been thinking it kind of looked like an AFD number, but now I see that it does look like the Elaine pics in the Croton Online Reference, so Elaine it is until proven otherwise.
Anyone know some history on this cultivar? I'm trying to find dates and origins and such for my croton records...

 

[Moose]

Elaine is a name that pre-dates the AFD hybrid introductions. But you are right, it does look like a _________?