Sport getting better with age.

[Central Floridave]

This is the mother plant. It is not typically all green and is a well known variety (which escapes me at the moment) (I'm horrible with names).

 

[Central Floridave]

Here is the sport I air-layered off the above croton. Its been in the ground a couple years and seems to be getting pretty good. Much different though, which I guess is good and what is expected.

 

[fawnridge]

That's an amazing sport off Ovalifolium (Cup & Saucer).

 

[Crazy for Crotons]

Dave,

It's amazing that it's an Ovalifolium sport.

 

[Central Floridave]

I think it is amazing also. When I first discovered the sport, I immediately thought it was from another plant as of course, I have them all grown closed in.

You know how many times I had to double check to make sure it was on the same stem as the ovalifolium? I'm a little bit of an air head, so I kept looking over and over again!!!

I air layered it off the ovalifolium. I know that much! Thanks for the name. That one is easy to remember since the leaf shape is oval.

I keep expecting the sport to revert back to oval leaf but it hasn't done that yet. Maybe when it starts to branch it will. I have taken sports before where they revert back to the mother plant after a year or two.

 

[Crazy for Crotons]

Dave,

Any chance you could start me a tiny cutting come springtime?

 

[Central Floridave]

Yes, I'll start one for you. Hopefully it branches out by the spring. Do you know a good way to force the croton to branch out?

 

[Phil Stager]

Pinch the bud - with any luck you wil get several new branches. (But do not wipe your fingers on your white shirt.)

 

[Jeff Searle]

Dave,

Any chance you could start me a tiny cutting come springtime?

Tiny? Lol!! Let's get this plant rolling south of the freeze line, down in the Keys.

 

[Crotonologist]

Man that is a super nice sport you have there!

In Crotons of the World Dr. Brown mentions a form of 'Ovalifolium' that "sports more than any other croton"...

 

[Central Floridave]

It must be common. Here is another sport I just noticed.

 

[Central Floridave]

here is another angle of the orig. sport. Its reaching for some sun exposure!