Gary J Sibio
22 Oct 2019
Chicago, Illinois (Edgewater neighborhood)
Nikon Coolpix P7700
The photo was taken in my backyard. It actually belongs to my next door neighbor. I’ve tried to raise them before without much luck. They are very pick about temperature. If it gets too cold, they start dropping leaves.
Editing was done with ACDSee Ultimate 2020. I adjusted the light EQ, increased the contrast, clarity and vibrance, sharpened it a bit and reduced the noise. Lastly I adjusted the levels.
Photo © 2019 Gary J. Sibio. All rights reserved.
#plants #houseplants #leaf #leaves #nature #horticulture
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Have you been able to successfully keep one of these plants alive?
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Yes
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No
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No
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This is a very cool looking picture
I think my Mom had something like that as a houseplant indoors. Could that be?
We call it here San Francisco plants. It has become rare in our place now unlike when I was still a kid when we have plenty of those. The plants have the nicest color combination. You can refer to them like they are color wheel.
That’s interesting. I’ve never hear them called that.
Never heard of crotons but that photo is really beautiful with all those bright colors,
They are nice but very unforgiving. If you don’t keep them warmer than 70 degrees, they start loosing leaves.
Crotons grow easily in our garden. We actually trim them and throw the cuttings away
I wish I had that problem. 🙂
My late mother loved these plants. I can remember when she planted them in our front yard. She didn’t want green bushes. She wanted those plants because of the coloring. Every time I see these plants I think of my mother.
They would never survive outdoors in Chicago. Not even during the summer.
In Chicago? Never! But we lived in South Florida.
Every winter I tell myself that’s where I want to live. 🙂
I have never tried but many friends and neighbors have these. Nice photo.
I see them a lot where plants are sold. I imagine there’s a lot of money in replacing the ones people kill off.