Caladium Bicolor Scientific Name
Heart of jesus subordinate taxa.
Caladium bicolor scientific name. Cyrtospadix bicolor aiton britton p. However this treatment is considered to be too broad by some taxonomists. Caladium bicolor white queen common name. Madison 1981 merged these three species into one single species.
Plants typically grow in clumps to 1 2 5 tall. See list of caladium cultivars it can be planted outside in usda hardiness zone 10 as an ornamental. The genus caladium includes seven. 9 10 11 determine your zone.
Arrowhead shaped leaves to 1 5 long are various shades of green mottled and blotched with pink red white or. 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. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the plants classification report. Caladium bicolor called heart of jesus is a species in the genus caladium from latin america.
It is grown as a houseplant for its large heart or lance shaped leaves with striking green white pink and red blotching. Hundreds of cultivars are available. 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.