Plant Care Gold Dust Croton Reviews

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4.2 out of 5 (204 experiences)

Gold Dust Croton has a Large, lush leaves plant personality Large, lush leaves 88
Gold Dust Croton has a Survivor plant personality Survivor 86
Gold Dust Croton has a Fast grower plant personality Fast grower 52
Gold Dust Croton has a Browns easily plant personality Browns easily 34
Gold Dust Croton has a Pest magnet plant personality Pest magnet 13
Gold Dust Croton has a Easy to propagate plant personality Easy to propagate 12
Gold Dust Croton has a Pet friendly plant personality Pet friendly 11
Gold Dust Croton has a Blooms easily plant personality Blooms easily 11
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leaf-1 46 Plants
xp 1,244 XP
globe Castle Rock, CO
06/09/2021

I purchased this from a second hand seller. Not thinking about it, I placed the plant in the car and immediately noticed Fungus Gnats! Tons of them!!!
After letting the soil dry out, I repotted him and sprayed it down with Neem oil. Voila!! Almost like new! He lost a few large leaves in the process but survived the infestation. It is very water finicky, but does have new growth after all its trauma

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Browns easily Browns easily
Survivor Survivor
Pest magnet Pest magnet
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leaf-1 184 Plants
xp 186,526 XP
globe Lincoln, NE
06/08/2021

She is such a beautiful plant with colorful leaves!
And a fast grower! I have had her about 2 months and just needed to put her in a new pot because she had roots bursting out of the bottom of her original pot!

Fast grower Fast grower
Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
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leaf-1 31 Plants
xp 1,475 XP
globe Cheney, KS
06/06/2021

Very pretty. This plant will definitely let you know if you forgot to water! It’s actually a nice quality of it. Once watered, it perks right up and is fine!

Fast grower Fast grower
Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 5 Plants
xp 110 XP
globe Edmond, OK
06/04/2021

honestly, i’ve only had this baby for a few weeks (i’ve been procrastinating putting him up on greg because i didn’t want to get him down), but i’ve been just watering him every few days when he gets dull and i’m so glad i put him on here. now i don’t have to worry about killing him!

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leaf-1 12 Plants
xp 230 XP
globe Painesville, OH
06/04/2021

Literally such a beautiful plant, but very very stubborn and if you stray from directions, you’re screwed. I’m currently in the screwed stage, so let’s hope he gets in a better condition but they are a lovely addition to the plant family!

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
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leaf-1 58 Plants
xp 2,928 XP
06/03/2021

This little babe is finicky! Prepare yourself.

Browns easily Browns easily
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leaf-1 25 Plants
xp 643 XP
globe Evansville, IN
05/29/2021

This thing is picky. If moved and it don’t like the spot, the leaves start falling off in addition to them already randomly falling off

Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 17 Plants
xp 1,229 XP
globe Lee's Summit, MO
05/29/2021

Got this from Walmart of all places and it’s killing the game

Fast grower Fast grower
Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 12 Plants
xp 225 XP
globe Santa Monica, CA
05/25/2021

Got this plant totally damaged and it’s already putting out new growth quickly

Fast grower Fast grower
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leaf-1 8 Plants
xp 396 XP
globe Barstow, CA
05/24/2021

Super easy maybe not very pretty but I recommend a terracotta plate with rocks under for humidity cuz it reallyyyy helps it perk up

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 2 Plants
xp 46 XP
globe Calgary, Alberta
05/21/2021

I struggle to keep it alive! I feel like it just doesn’t like me!

Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 10 Plants
xp 551 XP
globe Charlotte, NC
05/16/2021

a pretty and dainty little plant

Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 10 Plants
xp 551 XP
globe Charlotte, NC
05/16/2021

a pretty and dainty little plant

Survivor Survivor
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leaf-1 6 Plants
xp 65 XP
globe Cookeville, TN
05/01/2021

I love how it looks but it is so sensitive to how often I water it

Browns easily Browns easily
Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
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leaf-1 4 Plants
xp 439 XP
04/25/2021

It’s nice

Fast grower Fast grower
Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
@Agatha avatar
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leaf-1 37 Plants
xp 1,147 XP
04/24/2021

Crotons are such a struggle for me.
I have already had one loose all leaves and die.
I kept this one alive for a year, it was small, and slowly but surely dropped all its leaves until it only had this tiny waxy tuft of leaves on top. Not a good sign.
In hindsight I don’t think it was getting enough light.

I trimmed it, got rid of the waxy tuft, put it much closer to the window and am hoping that the one remaining leaf is enough to power a rebirth!

Fingers crossed.

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leaf-1 8 Plants
xp 103 XP
04/21/2021

Wilty a bit

Survivor Survivor
Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
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leaf-1 21 Plants
xp 869 XP
04/18/2021

Don’t let it get too cold or too hot, the leaves will droop

Large, lush leaves Large, lush leaves
Survivor Survivor