Caladium x hortulanum 'Frieda Hemple'
Fancy-Leaved Caladium
With large, brilliantly-colored, heart-shaped leaves, Caladiums add form and texture to bright-shade gardens.
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Caladium (pronounced /kəˈleɪdiəm/)[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae.
Caladiums - Tropical Perennials to Light Up Every Shade Garden
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Caladium
Family: Araceae.
Common name(s): Angel wings, Elephant's ears, Heart of Jesus, Mother-in-law plant ...
CALADIUM--WINTER STORAGE
Dig tubers before a frost and store in a warm location for a week or two. Store tubers in cardboard boxes between layers of vermiculite, peat moss, sawdust or wood shavings.
Caladiums fall into two groups: fancy leafed (heart shaped) and lance leafed (arrow shaped). They are primarily grown for their attractive foliage and prefer indoor temperatures of 65-75 degrees F (18.3-24 C).
Caladium
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Caladiums are more popular every spring, as gardeners learn they are one of the easiest ways to add season-long color to shady areas.
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The fancy leaf caladiums are divided in 3 categories, red, pink, and white. the leaves measure typically between 8 and 12 inches long (20 to 30 cm), but can be much bigger.
Scientific Name
Caladium bicolor; Caladium x hortulanum
Common Name
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Caladiums
Caladiums are tropical plants growing from tubers, most known for their colorful foliage, and used as a houseplant or summer bedding plant.
About This Plant
Any garden with a shady location has a perfect spot for caladiums.
Caladium. A native of tropical America, grown for its ornamental foliage, or used as a bedding and pot plant. It likes partial shade and is in several areas of the Bermuda Botanical Gardens, along Front Street and elsewhere.
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Caladiums are tuber-rooted tropical perennials grown for their large and showy leaves. Caladiums have no stems; the leaves are borne on long leaf stems that arise directly from the underground tuber.
Caladium Bulb Plant Profile
Caladiums are one of the most popular foliage plants for adding color to shade gardens. See how to grow favorite caladium bulbs in your garden.
Old Folk Remedies: Native Shrubs ...
Caladium bicolor 'Freida Hemple'
Caladium bicolor 'White Queen'
Alternanthera ficoidea 'Yellow Form' ...
CALADIUM DISEASES
Calceolaria herbeohybrida - Pocketbook Plant, Slipperwort
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June Bride Caladium ( Caladium bicolor )
June Bride Coral Flower ( Heuchera brizoides )
June Bride Fuchsia ( Fuchsia ) ...
Description:
Caladiums are never sold in solid green foliaged form - they are always interspersed with vivid color patterns that serve to brighten a darkened area of the landscape.
Elephant ears, or caladium, are big leafed bulb plants that are members of the Araceae family, which includes philodendrons. Their nutritional needs vary depending on whether they are grown inside or… ...
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Angel's wings - see Caladium
Anthurium (Flamingo flower) - poisonous; skin & eye irritant
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Caladium (Caladium x bicolor, syn. C. x hortlanum) has large, arrow-shaped leaves in translucent reds, whites and pinks. It prefers partial to deep shade and burns in full sun.
Caladium, or A. esculentum, Linn.), Taro, which is one of the most largely used of tropical foods. Other species are similarly used. It abounds in starch and is much used as an article of food by the natives of Hawaii and other Pacific Islands.
species of the genera Monstera, Philodendron, and Caladium, all native to the American tropics. Monstera is a vine popular for its perforated and deeply lobed leaves.
In pots, combine them with colorful foliage plants such as coleus, caladium, and lamium.
In pots, combine them with trailing plants such as ivy, lysimachia, or sweet potato vine.
Impatiens make a beautiful groundcover in front of a shrub border.
Many variegated and brightly coloured plants, such ascaladium, codiaeum, begonia rex and maranta, may take a little getting used to. It is best to stick to all green plants to start off with.
Apparently, the plant makes a short rhizome somewhat like a caladium, not the upright trunk found on Alocasia macrorrhizos (Elephant Ear) or the large fleshy tuber of Colocasia esculenta (also called Elephant Ear).
Planting Caladium Blubs
Small Bulbs For Fall Planting
Spring Color Harmonies
Sweet William Dianthus - The Pinks
The Glamorous Gloriosas
The Hardy Amaryllis Bulbs for Shade - Lycoris Squamigera
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 See also: Green, Caladiums, Pink, May, Varieties
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