crotons

As unconventional a garden as the woman who planted and watered and weeded and nurtured it, Martha's refuge was a study in contrast: cool-colored blue and violet hydrangea, with large dark, heart-shaped leaves, were juxtaposed with hot-hued, variegated, polychromed, spotted or striated, exotic foliage plants called crotons, which are native to Haiti.

Michael Henry Adams: Missing Martha: The Absence of the Essence 2009

Enrich the soil with compost and peat moss, and fertilize crotons three times a year.

Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009

Enrich the soil with compost and peat moss, and fertilize crotons three times a year.

Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009

Snowflakes on the Bank of America building; holiday-hued crotons.

Behind the News: December 2002 liz donovan 2002

Snowflakes on the Bank of America building; holiday-hued crotons.

Archive 2002-12-01 liz donovan 2002

Chinese rose, bilious-green crotons, feathery fronds of tamarind.

Burmese Days 2002

The pine trees, the royal palms, the tulip trees, the avocados, the wild plum, the crotons, the house and the horses.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

We wandered with pleasure down broad walks, shaded by cabbage palms and palmettos, mahogany and tamarind trees; we admired the fountain and varied foliage and blazing flower-beds, streaked and splashed with many brilliant blossoms and bright-leaved crotons.

The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various

Scattered among the trees is a host of flowering vines, of huge crotons with variegated leaves, giant gardenias and tropical lilies.

The Jewel City Ben Macomber

The house is surrounded with crotons and other brilliant plants, beyond which is a rose garden, the special pride of the planter's wife.

The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa Brandon Head