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Codiaeum variegatum 'Batik'

Family Euphorbiaceae
Plant Type shrub
Zone USDA:   9a - 11   RHS:   FH - FT   EGF:   H5 - G2   Australia:   3 - 5  
Care Level
Height 0.9 - 1.5 m (3 - 5 ft)
Spread 0.3 - 1.2 m (1 - 4 ft)
Light full sun to partial shade
Soil Moisture average, well-drained
Soil Type loam to sandy
Soil pH acidic to alkaline

Description The shrub Codiaeum variegatum 'Batik' (croton) produces striped and spotted white and repeat-blooming blossoms during early summer to late summer. This plant is rounded in form and has showy, glossy, coarse textured and evergreen foliage that is variegated, striped and spotted faded green and dark red in colour. The bark is smooth in texture. Codiaeum variegatum 'Batik' (croton) is a specimen plant and it can serve as a focal point in your garden.
Typical Uses Container, hedge, house plant, foundation, specimen, screening, topiary and tropical.