Angel Wings Caladium Heart Of Jesus

Caladium was first described back in 1800 by étienne ventenat during a visit to rainforests of south america.

Angel wings caladium heart of jesus. Angel wings candidum elephant s ears candidum heart of jesus candidum fancy leaf caladium candidum caladium bicolor candidum genus. It has no stems the leaves arise directly from the tuber 15 31 cm long stalks. Caladium heart of jesus plant the caladium common names. Plant database entry for heart of jesus caladium carolyn whorton with 20 images and 23 data details.

The stalks are attached to the leaves near the center rather than at one end. Caladium bicolor arum bicolor. The genus caladium indigenous to south america. Angel wings caladium bicolor is a herbaceous perennial ornamental foliage plant.

Variety or cultivar candidum candidum is a tender mound forming tuberous evergreen perennial bearing waxy heart shaped white leaves with dark green veins. N a grown for its foliage. 12 to 24 inches 30 to 60 cm. Elephant s ear angel wings lance leaf caladium heart of jesus mother in law plant.

Caladium growing guide and facts. Caladium k ə ˈ l eɪ d i əm is a genus of flowering plants in the family araceae they are often known by the common name elephant ear which they share with the closely related genera alocasia colocasia and xanthosoma heart of jesus and angel wings there are over 1000 named cultivars of caladium bicolor from the original south american plant. Zones 4 to 10 as a perennial in zone 9 to 10. The genus caladium includes seven.

The only down side of seeing the foliage produce its lovely color is that it soon dies off until the next year. Half hardy perennial commonly grown as a half hardy annual by gardeners. Heart of jesus angel wings and elephant ear is a tuber plant grown for its attractive papery thin and bi colored leaves. They grow in open areas of the forest and on the banks of rivers and go dormant during the dry season.