I just bought a fire croton. It was a beautiful plant, but has since lost many leaves. Will it recover?

The plant has dropped many leaves to where it looks very skinny. It is in front of a west window, gets misted daily for humidity, and is away from drafts. When I bought it, it was root bound, so I repotted in the appropriate pot. I need to know if this is from changing environments from the store to home, or from being repotted, or both. Most importantly, will the plant recover? I have even lost new growth on the plant. The leaves do not yellow, they just simply drop off.

I just bought a fire croton. It was a beautiful plant, but has since lost many leaves. Will it recover?
Don't blame yourself. Croton and other tropical plants like it really have delayed reaction times to abuse, like over and under watering. It is possible the the damage was done weeks before you bought it and it is just showing the repercussions now. It may also be the transplant shock that is causing the die back. Root systems have sealed off in the move and this is causing certain parts of the plants to die. Try not to over water, allow it to become semi dry before watering with room temp. water and don't let it sit in excess water. Bright but indirect light is best and try a 20-20-20 water soluble fertilizer. Tropical plants actually prefer to be a little root bound so it may not have needed to be transplanted. Hopefully the new pot was only about 1" or so bigger than the old one? This keeps the plant from sitting in too much moisture that can lead to rotting of the roots.

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