How to Use croton in a Sentence

croton

noun

• New croton shoots should root rapidly at this time of the year.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• Most likely the root balls were dry at planting or dried after the crotons were in the ground to cause the decline.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• Scrape the stems of the croton with the dead leaves to determine where there may be green portions capable of growth.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2023
• Mealybugs have likely found a home among the stems and foliage of your croton plantings.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2021
• Likewise, croton can take a little bit of that chilly weather, but not much.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Sep. 2017
• Add a tropical touch to your indoor decor with croton plants.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2023
• When pruning, wear gloves; croton stems and leaves contain a white sap that can cause skin irritation.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 15 Sep. 2017
• Crofelemer comes from the South American tree croton lechleri, which is known by locals as dragon's blood because a machete to its bark brings a blood-like ooze.
  — Kristen Philipkoski, WIRED, 11 July 2005
• Orange foliage can be found in the common crotons used in South Florida landscaping.
  — Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
• Other common euphorbias include crotons, crown of thorns, and many other cactus-like plants.
  — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, 14 June 2018
• The lucky ones will find a ringside seat alongside a ripe croton field or stock tank buzzing with darting, diving mourning doves, feathered gray streaks that rank among wingshooting’s most challenging targets.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2022
• Some include Gold Mound durantas, crotons, shiny jasmines and hibiscus.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 5 May 2018
• There may not be a more enjoyable way for close friends to social distance than spreading out around a croton field or good watering hole and joining in a tradition that ushers in another long line of fall hunting seasons.
  — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2020
• There might not be a more enjoyable way for close friends to social distance than spreading out around a croton field or good watering hole and joining in a tradition ushers in another long line of fall hunting seasons.
  — Matt Williams, ExpressNews.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• Dead leaves on woody tropical plants, such as hibiscus, tibouchina, angel trumpet, croton, ixora, schefflera, copper plant and rubber tree, can be picked off to make things look neater.
  — NOLA.com, 6 Jan. 2018
• Iguana-resistant plants include crotons, ixora, oleander, milkweed and citrus.
  — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 June 2018

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024