{"product_id":"croton-codiaeum-variegatum","title":"Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) — Colour-Leaf Ornamental Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eCroton ka kaam phool nahi, patte hain. Codiaeum variegatum ke leaves motay, chamakdaar, almost plastic jaise lagte hain — green base par yellow veins, phir age hone par orange se deep red-maroon. Petti, oak-leaf, narrow-leaf, curly — India me kai leaf-forms milte hain aur sab ka colour intensity ek hi cheez pe depend karta hai: \u003cstrong\u003edhoop\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ye evergreen shrub hai, saal bhar dikhta hai, phool ke season ka intezaar nahi karna padta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhar me iski jagah hai south ya west facing balcony, terrace ka dhoop wala kona, ya main gate ke dono taraf pair me. Delhi-Lucknow-Jaipur me summer ki seedhi 45C dopahar dhoop me kuch varieties ke patton par sunburn ke brown patch aate hain — May-June me ek shade net ya thodi si afternoon shade de dena. Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata ki humidity Croton ko sabse zyada suit karti hai; wahan ye lagbhag zero-effort plant hai.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWo ek galti jo Croton maarti hai:\u003c\/strong\u003e shade me rakh dena. Log ise indoor \"decor plant\" samajh kar drawing room ke corner me daal dete hain — do mahine me saara red-yellow jaakar plain green ho jaata hai, phir neeche ke patte girna shuru. Croton ko roz minimum 4-5 ghante direct sun chahiye, warna wo apna colour wapas nahi laata. Doosri chhoti galti: jagah badal-badal kar rakhna — sudden light\/temperature change par ye ek baar me kai patte gira deta hai. Ek jagah fix karo, phir haath mat lagao.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYe kiske liye nahi hai:\u003c\/strong\u003e agar aapke paas sirf north-facing window ya covered indoor corner hai, Croton mat lo — Aglaonema ya Aralia better rahega. Aur agar ghar me cat, dog ya chhota bachcha hai jo patte chabata hai, to ye plant genuinely toxic hai — neeche pet section padho, hum ise \"pet safe\" bilkul nahi bolte.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PlantsGram","offers":[{"title":"Medium (6 inch pot, 12-18 inch plant)","offer_id":45468961144967,"sku":null,"price":749.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large (8 inch pot, 24-30 inch plant)","offer_id":45468961177735,"sku":null,"price":1249.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/9984\/7303\/files\/croton-codiaeum-variegatum-1.jpg?v=1786134500","url":"https:\/\/plantsgram.com\/products\/croton-codiaeum-variegatum","provider":"PlantsGram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}