Caladium Bicolore White Wing Hortulanum
A tender perennial summer flowering bulb often grown as an annual bedding container plant houseplant or acaulescent herb grown for its colorful arrowhead shaped leaves that come in a rainbow of colors like white pink red green and bicolor.
Caladium bicolore white wing hortulanum. Hundreds of cultivars are available. Caladium angel wings lance leaf caladium strap leaf caladium white wing caladium. See list of caladium cultivars it can be planted outside in usda hardiness zone 10 as an ornamental. Fruit a berry with several or many small ovoid seeds.
It is grown as a houseplant for its large heart or lance shaped leaves with striking green white pink and red blotching. 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. Glowing in full shade this luminous foliage plant is terrific to add color and drama to shady borders and containers. They grow in open areas of the forest and on the banks of rivers and go dormant during the dry season.
6 members have or want this plant for. Prized for its highly decorative leaves caladium white christmas angel wings is a tuberous perennial with lush heart shaped silvery white leaves adorned with striking dark green veins and edges. Caladium bicolor or caladium hortulanum common names. Inconspicuous calla type flowers appear in summer but they are usually hidden by the leaves.
Inconspicuous calla type flowers appear in summer but they are usually hidden by the leaves. Leaf are arrow shaped 15 36 inches long and variously spotted or streaked with pink red gray or white. Heart of jesus angel wings elephant ear fancy leafed caladium. Prized for its highly decorative leaves caladium candidum angel wings is a tuberous perennial with lush heart shaped white leaves adorned with striking dark green veins.
Phonetic spelling ka lay dee um bye kuh lor this plant has medium severity poison characteristics. Caladium bicolor called heart of jesus is a species in the genus caladium from latin america. Glowing in full shade this luminous foliage plant is terrific to add color and drama to shady. 0 more photos view gallery.
Calla like blossoms are little and unnoticeable.