Croton alabamensis 24/11 Restock along a sunny bank

along a sunny bank

an uncommon evergreen member of the group

and gardens where scale and leaf texture are weighed with care

The tree anchors an edible landscape

The flowers are the real surprise

Croton alabamensis 24/11 Restock along a sunny bankFew native shrubs carry as much quiet history as Croton alabamensis, the Alabama croton, a rarity known in the wild from only a handful of counties along the Cahaba and Black Warrior rivers, where the shrub clings to dry, limestone bluffs. This is a plant of the Southern woodland edge, once more widespread and now treasured wherever a gardener can offer the Alabama croton a home. The foliage is the whole show. Each leaf is bright green above and