In this section are pictures of the Croton's flowers. Not very ornamental but interesting.
Plant Type
All Plants, Indoor Foliage
Flowers
racemes (inflorescences, male and female on separate racemes, male flowers white with 5 small petals and over 20 stamens, female yellow with no petals (apetalous)
Fruit
small capsule, containing three tiny seeds
Stems
bleeds white sap when cut, typical of the Euphorbiaceae family
Native Site
southern India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, growing in open forests and scrub