Plants : crotons

Here is a stunning example of a croton majestic colors, from an Australian based Facebook friend with permission:

Here is a snapshot of the current photos in my Facebook Album.

And here is a growing croton plant from Bacolod City

Interesting facts:

• Cascarilla (C. eluteria) bark is used to flavour the liqueurs Campari and Vermouth.
  
• It has recently been shown in Kenya that Croton nuts, such as those from C. megalocarpus, are a more economical source of biofuel than Jatropha.
  

Plants	Crotons
Cameras	Olympus VG-110, Nikon D5100
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto P. Adorio
Album	Facebook
Reference	Wikipedia entry on Croton
Acknowledgment	Susan Estrope Dicker, for the first photo above