Stunning Caladium Hortulanum - Add Beauty to Your Home with Fancy Leaved Caladium Plant
- Common name:
- Caladium, Fancy Leaved Caladium
- Common name:
- Caladium, Fancy Leaved Caladium
- Category:
- Flowering Pot Plants, Groundcovers
- Family:
- Araceae or Alocasia family
- Light:
- Semi shade, Shade growing
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- June, July, August, September, Flowers are inconspicuous
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- White
- Foliage color:
- Variegated, Green, Pink, White, Red
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading, Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
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Plant Description:
- - This is colorful leaves at their best.
- The Fancy leaf caladiums have huge leaves very similar to those of Alocasias.
- The color range is spectacular. Some are so thin and translucent that you can see the profile of your palm through them!
- These wonderful plants are originally from South America, Brazil.
- Plants have a corm below the ground. Leaf stems arise from the soil and are 20 to 50 cms high.
- Plants go into dormancy in areas that have cool winters.
- The corms are best left in the ground or pots. They can also be removed and replanted in summer
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Growing tips:
- - Plants require bright light - they can take full sunlight in coastal and areas that have a mild climate.
- Adding Sand in potting mix ensures good drainage.
- Caladiums can tolerate heat very well as long as there is adequate humidity.
