Brenton Cloud
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I’m looking for unique crotons. I don’t want the ordinary run of the mill crotons. I don’t mind driving a little but would like to stay on the west coast if possible.
Cool. Where and when? What kind of sizes do they sell? Any idea how competitive the pricing tends to be? Thank you!Welcome,please come to the croton tour/auction on Mar 31.Between both gardens you are guaranteed to see at least 400-500 different varieties plus the auction always brings out the best plants.
Cool. Where and when? What kind of sizes do they sell? Any idea how competitive the pricing tends to be? Thank you!
Welcome to the Crotonheads. The plants are usually 3 to 7 gallon and ready to make immediate impact in the landscape. There are some smaller, but 3 gallon would likely be the most common size pot with plants typically 2 to 4 feet tall depending on the variety. Excellent place to get your hands on some rare plants and definitely worth the trip. Bidding can sometimes get competitive, but doesn't usually get much above $50 (granted some highly sought after plants can go for well over $100 with the right bidders). You can still find very reasonably priced plants that you won't find in any of the garden centers. Not sure how much Jeff has left, but he had some pretty unusual crotons going for $10 to $20 and that will be going on this weekend. Check first before you drive out to see what he has left at his nursery, but I always find at least 10 crotons that I really want and I am at around 300 varieties. Add the auction and tour to your calendar, it will be worth the drive just to meet all of the other people who are passionate about crotons (including many of the people who have created/named some of the nicest recent varieties).Cool. Where and when? What kind of sizes do they sell? Any idea how competitive the pricing tends to be? Thank you!
I am not doing well at auctions also, and now I do not see a point (since the crotons cannot be an ancor of the landscape here). Do you have anything that you want to sell? ...well... give away...privately?
Unfortunately, I'm no longer propagating...nothing to spare. We plan to sell our home later this year, and there goes the collection. Sorry!
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