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title: "Does anyone know the name of this plant? Also, it’s not doing really…"
description: "Does anyone know the name of this plant? Also, it’s not doing really well, lots of leaves fell… Any advice is very welcomed! Thanks!"
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author: "Rory"
published: "2023-07-18T12:19:00.048Z"
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# Does anyone know the name of this plant? Also, it’s not doing really…

_Posted by Rory on 2023-07-18_

Does anyone know the name of this plant? Also, it’s not doing really well, lots of leaves fell… Any advice is very welcomed! Thanks!

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## 11 comments

### Alex commented on 2023-07-18

I also tried to rescue a croton. I kept it in a sunny corner in my bedroom and I swear it lost leaves any time I breathed too hard in its general direction, but I have a friend who has one that she keeps outside for most of the year and hers is thriving.

#### Rory replied on 2023-07-18

Haha, crossing my fingers and watering it right now!

#### Alex replied on 2023-07-18

Good luck!

### Nelly commented on 2023-07-18

Croton needs TONS of bright indirect light. With the right amount of light, the leaves have these awesome red/orange/yellow/black colors. This leaf being green shows it hasn’t been getting enough light for a while. Also make sure in the heat that it gets lots of humidity (regular mist) and water when the soil feels dry.

#### Rory replied on 2023-07-18

Thank you Nelly for the advice… absolute lifesaver! 🙏🌱

### Nina commented on 2023-07-19

This is definitely a croton. They grow wild in Florida :) lots of direct sunlight and they don’t like to be too wet and don’t like to dry too much. Even though this sounds complicated mine is thriving by SW window. I don’t mist. I’m in Philly so winters are dry and summers are humid.

#### Rory replied on 2023-07-19

😮

Thanks! I have it by the window now, and I’ll keep an eye so it doesn’t get too wet 🙏

### Nina commented on 2023-07-19

I got is in 2020 from Aldi for $5. It had like 5 leaves and was tiny.

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#### Rory replied on 2023-07-19

Thriving! 🤗

### Leafmealone commented on 2023-07-19

Croton magnificent I believe

#### Rory replied on 2023-07-19

Wow! Just googled it and that’s the one! 🥳  
Thanks, leaf me alone (and what a username!!) 🙌

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