Croton "America"

Per Bob A., the plant labeled Dreer #7 in the book is really America. Mine finally got some color this year.

 

Ray,

That's really nice.Did Bob explain how it became America and is there another Dreer #7? Any of these "floating" around for trade/buy?


Jeff

 

Jeff,

Bob says the Dreer # 7 plant looks a bit different. Graf's book Exotica has black and white photos of both plants. My plant is a two year old cutting but there are two plants in my neighborhood with some size. Can I offer you a cutting?

Ray

 

My God, how, or when or what made you look or find these pictures in Exotica?Lol!!! I think I need to start doing more research myself. That's great if there are two large plants in your area. I would love to get a cutting, if you can get a few more, I'll root them , give them back to you and you can then donate them for the society. But thanks for introducing me to yet another new one......

 

This is a very nice cultivar that I would definitely put in my garden if I had access to one. Who's got one???

Ron.

 

There were 2 out-of-color one gallons at USF this weekend.

 

could not make it

 

Ray, what a shame I didnt see those at the USF sale!? hmmmm. that certainly is a beautiful one!

 

Rob,

You wouldn't know it without a very careful eye. They were totally blacked out and ugly but the leaf shape and wavy edges were there for sure.

Ray

 

I hope one of these show up at the meeting at Ricky's house and is available for auction!

Ron.

 

Hmm....if one should show up, would it be in that under.....

$10 catagory

$10-25 catagory

$25-50 catagory

$50-100 catagory

$ Out da roof catagory!

 

That is really dependent if Jerry@TreeZoo shows up?

 

Or how much Sangria' I consume?

 

I put an "America" cutting in the mist house last week that I'll trade for one of the crotons I'm looking for. It will be another month before it's ready though.

 

Marie - what is on your wish list?

 

My Wish List:
Blotched Corot
Blotched Jungle Queen
Blotched Raphael
Col. Lindbergh
Cover Girl (a better clone than mine)
Confucius
Da Vinci
Davis #10
Davis Estate
Delaware
Exotica
Gov. Martinez
Ishi
John Halgrim Jr.
Lucile Alonso
Michaelangelo
Pres. Eisenhower
Puccini
Ruby Davis
Seminole Queen
The Pearl

 

Marie,

That's one hell of a wish list. Looks almost identical to mine!! I have three on the list usually at all times.

Col. Lindbergh
Michaelangelo
President Eisenhower

Alot of these are really exceptional and hard to find.

 

Jeff,
Would you like to trade a piece of any one of them for the "America"? Also, I think the "Embassy" that you liked is rooted.
Marie

 

Wow Marie, you are a high maintenance croton girl! And I thought Judy Glock was bad. Would this be considered a "blotched Raphael" ???

 

I'm honored to be grouped with Judy - she's a classey lady with good taste.

In the picture I've seen of the Blotched Raphael, the blotch is a hot pink rather than the pale yellow or pale pink of the regular Raphael. There's a picture in the Society's 2002 calendar.

 

Hi Marie,

First, we missed you and Steve at the croton garden tour today. A pretty good crowd, great food and a beautifully lush garden to walk around in.

Rob (y230) and I actually planned on calling you and Steve this week to see if it would be possible to come by for a visit. Rob has been interested on coming by and asked if I would come. So, we can arainge to bring you something down.

I heard you were unable to come today because of your sale. I hope it went well and lots of people showed up. I'll be in touch.


Jeff

 

Jeff,
That would be great. We look forward to seeing you.
Marie

 

Has any of this cultivar showed up for sale anywhere?

 

yes, here is the post where Ray said that Dreer #7 in the book is actually America.

 

Yes the confusion was magnified by Bob A.

 

Yesterday I saw a monster 7 gallon specimen of this cultivar. A little birdy told me that you may see it at the Saturday May 14th Croton Garden Tour.

 

Not on the availability list at the Searle Brothers 13th Annual Extravaganza. This is a cultivar that is hard to hunt down.

 

If you think the America is hard to come by, Dreer #7 would be......?

 

Update: I picked up a "America" at the last auction we had at Ricky's place. It came from Phil. Phil had it buried in shade and was a bit stretched. Only on a couple of old leaves did you see evidence of the leaf margins doing what you see in the picture posted by Ray in post #1. The new leaves on my plant have some hints of wavy leaf margins. Ray stated that Phil has the true America in another thread.

Jeff discovered (rediscovered) Dreer #7 in an old east Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. These are definitely two distinct cultivars. Is it the "true" Dreer #7, I have no idea. Not really worried if both plants are "correctly named. They are beauties and I am fortunate to have them.

 

The first photo in this thread is Ernestine Delarue. Thanks Jose for the ID.

 

I believe this is one of the plants...... America .... Could this be correct ....?

 

I'm still confused