
Caladium
- Botanical Name
- Caladium bicolor, Caladium x hortulanum
- Hardiness
- Zone 10
- Height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Grown for foliage color: combinations of pink, red, white, and green
- Light
- Full to part shade
- Soil
- Moist well-drained organic
- Planting & Care
- Space caladium 12 to 18 or 24 inches apart
- Dig up after a light frost, allow tubers to cure (dry) and store in peat moss in a cool location
- Problems
- None serious, scorch in full sun and hot and dry conditions
- Varieties
- Fancy leaved types - most popular, colorful types
- Lanced leaved types - narrower leaves, more dwarf, more sun tolerant
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