{"id":134,"date":"2020-05-04T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/04\/crotons-chinese-croton\/"},"modified":"2020-05-04T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T14:21:00","slug":"crotons-chinese-croton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/crotons-chinese-croton\/","title":{"rendered":"CROTONS | CHINESE CROTON"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dc417a2280c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dc417a2280c\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/crotons-chinese-croton\/#CROTONS_CHINESE_CROTON\" >CROTONS | CHINESE CROTON<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/crotons-chinese-croton\/#CROTON_CHINESE_CROTON\" >CROTON | CHINESE CROTON<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/crotons-chinese-croton\/#Chinese_Croton_Care_guide\" >Chinese Croton Care guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/crotons-chinese-croton\/#Importance_of_Chinese_Croton\" >Importance of Chinese Croton<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CROTONS_CHINESE_CROTON\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">CROTONS | CHINESE CROTON<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CROTON_CHINESE_CROTON\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U7wC-ue27ds\/XrAYlP3oQCI\/AAAAAAAAA1Y\/WvXhgrYfdGED6Mf2b9l9VYKADBrpDYnSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/IMG_20200502_175316%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"chinese crotons\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"381\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-U7wC-ue27ds\/XrAYlP3oQCI\/AAAAAAAAA1Y\/WvXhgrYfdGED6Mf2b9l9VYKADBrpDYnSwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/IMG_20200502_175316%2B%25281%2529.jpg\" title=\"Crotons\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">CROTON | CHINESE CROTON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Excoecaria_cochinchinensis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Excoecaria cochinchinensis<\/a><\/b>&nbsp;comes under plant species within the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Excoecaria\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">genus Excoecaria<\/a><\/b>. The family of Chinese Croton is <b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Euphorbiaceae\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u092f\u0942\u092b\u094b\u0930\u094d\u092c\u093f\u090f\u0938\u0940<\/a>.<\/b> It is <b>native to South East Asia and China<\/b>. Commonly known as <b>Chinese croton<\/b>, <b>Blindness tree, Buta Buta,<\/b> \u0914\u0930<b> jungle fire plant. <\/b><br \/><b>Chinese croton<\/b> is a shrub that grows up to a <b>height of 2 meters<\/b>. Its leaves are opposite, their texture shiny and papery, the side dark green or variegated and underside a deep maroon. The common name of the <b>Blindness tree<\/b> comes from Latin \u201c<b>Excoecaria<\/b>\u201d to form blind, Sap in the eyes is reported to causes blindness.<br \/><b>Chinese croton<\/b> is cultivated as an <b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ornamental_plant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ornamental tropical plant,<\/a><\/b> <b>green house plant<\/b>. It is a really attractive and pest-resistant plant. <b>Mr. Sital Sarkar<\/b> has shared a few tips based on his experience with <b>Chinese Crotons. <\/b>You can read more of Mr. Sarkar&#8217;s tips in the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/agriculturereview.com\/hi\/search\/label\/Home%20Gardening\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u092c\u093e\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0940<\/a><\/b> Label.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chinese_Croton_Care_guide\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Chinese Croton Care guide<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1. You can purchase seedlings from any nursery or online or propagate through cutting.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>2. If you want to propagate it from cutting than take 3 to 5 inches long shoot tips in spring.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>3. Use rooting medium like IBA (Indole butyric acid) powder to induce roots in cutting. If you have no rooting medium no problem. Rooting medium increases success to develop roots in cuttings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>4. Pick some leaves from below part of the cutting and clear where the rooting hormone will be applied.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>5. Use <b>3 inches diameter garden container to develop seedlings.<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>6. Use potting mix to grow like <b>60% coco peat+ 20%soil+ 10% sand<\/b> or any well drain peat moss containing potting mix.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>7. Potting mix pour into the garden container and water high before transplant cuttings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>8. Now wash shoot cuttings in low concentrate broad-spectrum fungicide. If you have no fungicide just wash it thoroughly in freshwater.<\/p>\n<p>9. Now dip cuttings in rooting powder and transplant it into the potting medium by making a hole with pencil tips. Now press the potting mix to tight up cuttings in medium.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>10. You can plot one cuttings in the container to develop seedlings.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>11. Do not cover it with transplant polythene just placed your container under the semi-shade area.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>12. The cuttings will start rooting in 3 to 4 weeks.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>13. Water medium frequently till seedlings are developed properly.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>14. When seedlings are well developed then transfer each seedling into 6-inch diameter garden containers.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>15. Now use potting mix like <b>70% loamy soil +10% coco peat+ 20 % white sand<\/b> or any potting medium having good porosity.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>16. Placed it where continuous light could be provided. Otherwise they lose their leaves.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>17. Chinese crotons require profuse watering. Overwatering can damage your plants. Next watering done when topsoil will be going dry.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>18. Feeding of plants is \u00bd teaspoon bone dust in a month.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>19. Need not to prune excessively because it is a slow-growing plant.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">20. The size of the plant can be controlled by pruning.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>21. Remove and destroy all fallen leaves, prune all dead or infected branches.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>22. It is pest-free plants. Just maintain the cleanness of pot and plants.<\/p>\n<p>23. Change pot as per the growth of plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Importance_of_Chinese_Croton\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Importance of Chinese Croton<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">1. It is an excellent ornamental container plants.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>2. It is suitable for indoor plants and easy to maintain.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>3. It has anti-parasitic, antimicrobial, antipruritic, hemostatic, and uterotonic effects.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><br \/>4. It is believed to help cure conditions such as dysentery, hematemesis, post-partum hemorrhage, and allergies.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;\"><\/p>\n<div>5. 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