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Wild Croton
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Wild Croton

Croton punctatus
In the United States: Native · also called Beach Croton, Gulf Croton, Silverleaf Croton, Beach-tea

Attracts bees, butterflies and other pollinators with nectar and pollen. Blooms spring through fall on coastal dunes and grasslands in sandy, saline soils. Short-lived perennial subshrub.

Nectarmedium
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) May–November
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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