Caladium Bulb Eyes
Plant your caladiums eye side up 1 to 2 inches below the soil.
Caladium bulb eyes. The caladium bulb being a storage organ is full of carbohydrates. This is the same for both in ground plantings and in containers. Caladium bulbs have a rather smooth bottom side and knobby these are actually the eyes or growing points top side. Though they will grow no matter which way you orient them planting with the top side up will provide you with the shortest sprouting time and the happiest plant.
Dec 12 2016 explore classic caladiums s board pink caladium varieties followed by 285 people on pinterest. With smaller tubers it is often difficult to decide which side of the tuber is up. Caladium bulbs for sale online easy and secure. See more ideas about caladium pink plants.
Bigger bulbs yield more foliage go figure. A wet carbohydrate source invites disease problems so it is best to let a de eyed bulb dry and heal 10 12 hours before potting. The easy short version is a larger the caladium bulb will produce more leaves. Burning in the mouth or throat.
It is ideal that 4 bulbs per square feet are planted so that they have enough growing space. The finished habit turns out a slight bit shorter and remarkably more full. Caladium and related plants are used as houseplants and in gardens. Like other bulbs corms and tubers caladiums are perennial.
Large eyes on the bulb caladiums are like potatoes and the bulbs have eyes of varying sizes super great planting and care and or lack. It can grow up to a height of 8 to 14 inches. This cultivar can also tolerate full sun. Bulb size tips planting separations by bulb size yup it s true.
Easy to grow and trouble free our classic caladiums are a colorful option for your home patio pot or landscape. When planting caladium bulbs especially into a container there is a procedure called de eyeing which you can learn more about here that can help or force each bulb to produce more leaves. Generally the larger the bulb you purchase the better the performance as the bulb is the source of energy reserve for the plant therefore the larger. Caladium bulbs are sold in various size grades based on the diameter of the bulb.
Damage to the outer clear layer cornea of the eye. Adding to that the hardiness zones for this cultivar are 2 to 10. Hoarse voice and difficulty speaking. Cluster bulbs those with four or five terminal eyes generally do not benefit from de eying.
Caladiums will provide summer long color and classic is producing more exciting new vigorous caladium varieties than all other producers and research institutions combined.