Black Beauty?

[palmisland]

I found this neglected croton at an old obscure nursery. Sure looks like a "Black Beauty" to me. What do you think? I'll wait until spring to plant it, but I'll give it a little TLC first.

 

[Moose]

Great find Randy and good eye! That is definitely a Black Beauty. Curious, did they have more?

Because I said "definitely", time for the nay sayers to start ... LOL

 

[palmisland]

Nah, it's the only one he had. I put it next to my other Beauty & it's the same

 

[Moose]

Looking forward to seeing where you planted this one!

 

[Crazy for Crotons]

So perhaps this cultivar was a step further from extinction than we originally thought.

 

[ScotTi]

I was shown a "Black Beauty" in a Tampa Croton collectors garden at the time of the Moose find. So I would say that they are around, but rare.