Croton Plant Omens And Superstitions

Croton is an ornamental, evergreen plant that simply amazes with its beauty. That is why many people dream of planting it at home. But everything is not so simple: there are various popular beliefs about this houseplant, which stop many plant growers from buying. The topic of our today's article is signs and superstitions about Croton. Let's figure out whether you can keep it at home, what danger this plant can carry, and how to care for Croton properly.

Can you keep a croton at home?

All the main signs and superstitions about keeping croton indoor agree on one thing: you can start this plant in your home, but very carefully. The fact is that this magnificent plant, which has such an unusual appearance, has a very poisonous juice, which can even be fatal if it enters the bloodstream. Contact with plant secretions also threatens indigestion, vomiting, and skin irritations.

It turns out to be a double-edged sword: the energy of the codiaeum variegatum plant (its second name) is very positive and powerful, but you need to take care of it with great precaution. It is highly not recommended to start this plant if small children and pets live in the house, which, through negligence, may contact the croton incorrectly and get health problems.

Signs about codiaeum variegatum

And now let's look at popular signs and superstitions about the croton plant. Perhaps they will help you make a choice pro or against keeping the plant in your home.

• Surprisingly, the codiaeum has a "flair" for vampire people who suck energy from the owners, so such persons will not stay at your place for a long time if such a plant grows at your home.
• The croton plant helps its owner believe in himself. Croton sets up pessimists in a positive way, changes their worldview for the better, and adds determination to those who are insecure and modest.
• The croton plant loves hardworking and creative people. If you are engaged in music, painting, art or other creative activities, you can be sure that your muse will not leave you for a minute if croton grows at home. And for avid careerists, such a plant will help you advance at work.
• According to signs and superstitions, the codiaeum affects the thoughts of the family members. It protects them from rash decisions, adds sanity, helps avoid serious mistakes.
• The croton plant loves order very much, so it will always push its owner to organize the space properly, pay attention to household chores, and clean up in a timely manner.
• And this plant is also called a healer, because it protects the inhabitants of the home from diseases.
• It is recommended to have such a room "friend" for those who have speech problems, as it will make speech defects less noticeable and teach person eloquence.
• But among the signs and superstitions about croton, there is one bad belief: it is believed that this plant blooms, predicting something not good. Florists claim that the normal state of the codiaeum is without flowering, and flowers appear only when the plant is under stress. The reason for this may be poor care, or a change for the worse in the atmosphere within the family.

How do you take care of a croton plant?

Since, as we have already said, this miraculous plant is very dangerous if handled incorrectly, it is worth mentioning the rules for caring for it.
• Keep children and pets away from the plant
• All work on transplanting, watering, cutting the croton plant should be done with gloves
• Avoid sudden changes in room temperature
• Keep the air moist, and if the apartment is too dry, spray croton leaves with warm water daily
• Replanting of young plants should be carried out twice a year, and mature plants - only once every twelve months. The last transplant should take place when the plant occupies a pot with a diameter of 25 centimeters.