Bicolor Green Caladium Plant

Although tropical they grow fast enough to be enjoyed as annuals during the summer in cooler climates and all year long as houseplants.

Bicolor green caladium plant. Central and south america bulb storage. Propagating and replanting. These tropical american natives are grown not for their flowers but for their marvelous foliage. Make sure that each new tuber section has at least one growing site.

Plant database entry for fancy leafed caladium caladium bicolor with 39 images and 24 data details. About caladiums any garden with a shady location has a perfect spot for caladiums. These tropical tubers most of them varieties derived from caladium bicolor are grown for their dramatic summer foliage they are naturals in beds with ferns or coleus in. The genus caladium includes seven.

Indoors or out caladiums are a seasonal plant with foliage in the summer and a rest period in the autumn or winter. Elephant ear caladium bicolor plant buy online at low price from largest plant nursery free pot included with caladium bicolor plant all india delivery caladium plant caladiums are tropical plants growing from tubers most known for their colorful foliage and used as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. Caladium bicolor commonly called caladiums or angel wings are arum family members that are grown exclusively for their bold and colorful foliage calla type flowers if present are usually hidden. Plants typically grow in clumps to 1 2 5 tall.

Dig up tubers in the fall after first frost set in wood shavings or peat and store in a dry location 45 f or warmer. Most often on the shelves there are large leaved relentlessly producing leaves almost all year round famous for contrasting marble patterns on the leaves hybrid varieties of caladium bicolor. Caladiums thrive in warm humid shade and dazzle in shade gardens with their large pointed arrow shaped leaves splashed with shades of green white cream pink. 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.

Tubers of mature caladium can be divided. Arrowhead shaped leaves to 1 5 long are various shades of green mottled and blotched with pink red white or. Few if any plants are more popular than caladiums for brightening shady spots in southern gardens. In indoor plants caladiums are mainly hybrid varietal plants in which even the original species are not always indicated.

Bulb country or region of origin. Large to 112 feet long stalked heart or arrow shaped often almost translucent leaves colored with spots and blotches of red rose pink white silver bronze and green.