Croton leaf drop

Leaf drop after shipping or a move can follow colder air or a large drop in light. Firm stems with buds can regrow, but relocation does not explain every falling leaf.

Make one useful adjustment

Choose a warm, bright position away from drafts. Water a dry root ball evenly; empty runoff from a wet pot. Inspect the colorful leaf undersides for stippling, webbing, scale bumps, or cottony mealybugs.

If the base softens or leaf loss continues with wilt in wet soil, inspect roots. Feed again when healthy growth resumes. Bare stems may branch from buds, but the old leaves themselves cannot return.