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title: "Thoughts on my croton? I keep her indoors so I know she doesn’t get…"
description: "Thoughts on my croton? I keep her indoors so I know she doesn’t get as much light as maybe she would like. I thought the lime coloring was a good thing, but…"
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author: "DamnDeryl"
published: "2023-06-13T12:55:10.977Z"
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# Thoughts on my croton? I keep her indoors so I know she doesn’t get…

_Posted by DamnDeryl on 2023-06-13_

Thoughts on my croton? I keep her indoors so I know she doesn’t get as much light as maybe she would like. I thought the lime coloring was a good thing, but then a friend said the leaves should have more color variation and now I’m all confused lol Can anyone help?

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## 8 comments

### Shuggaglider commented on 2023-06-13

I’m pretty sure you will get a combination of solid green leaves and colorful leaves. Looks very healthy and happy so I wouldn’t mess with it too much. Maybe a grow light if you’re worried about the amount of sunlight it’s getting

#### DamnDeryl replied on 2023-06-13

I have it under a grow light for 4 hours until the sun is stronger on my side. Maybe I should turn up to 8

#### Shuggaglider replied on 2023-06-13

How much sun does it get once the sun is stronger? Is the sun directly hitting it or is it in a indirect spot?

### Leafmealone commented on 2023-06-13

I have a Croton magnificent and I keep it in a north facing window, where it doesn’t get a ton of light but I enjoy the leaves on it more than I do the variation of color. It just depends what look you want. If you want more color, place it in a brighter spot.

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-06-13

They also need humidity. Lots of humidity, and sun too!

#### DamnDeryl replied on 2023-06-13

I’ve been misting regularly after realizing it wasn’t getting as much humidity

### Tigerlilly commented on 2023-06-13

Crotons are pains! But they do LOVE full sunlight. Mine was in a south facing bay window so direct sunlight. (I had to get rid of it when he got spider mites and didn’t feel happy any more with it)

### Iplantevenrightnow🪴 commented on 2023-06-14

Maybe keep it in the same place as long as it’s doing well, or try to move it a bit every day or two. I’ve read croton are finicky about being moved. Good luck!

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