Caladium Strawberry Star Sydney

Care for caladium bulbs.

Caladium strawberry star sydney. Also known as elephant ear caladium plants are now hybridised to provide a great range of colorful foliage plants great for the glasshouse to grow indoors or for tropical climates. Dig the planting hole twice as wide and to the same depth as the root ball. Please select store pickup or local delivery at checkout for orders containing plants. The heart shaped leaves with striking patterns are much sought after.

There are many varieties within the caladium family all very attractive. Sprouts in 32 days in spring and more quickly in summer months. Strawberry star is a white fancy leaf caladium with green mid veins and pinky red spots throughout the top of the leaf. Moderate watering damp and not soggy.

At this time we cannot ship plants. Feed with diluted liquid fertilizer once a month. The plant also needs regular feeding to grow well and show off its beautiful vivid leaves. Quality organic fertiliser will add strength to the caladium plant.

Strawberry star is a very showy fancy leaved caladium. Caladium wholesale caladium nurseries. Large heartshaped leaves dark green with a central red area perfect for adding colour to a shady corner in the garden. Ideal container plant for a shaded patio or indoors in a well lit room suited to underplanting in tropical style gardens too.

Sold out notify me when in stock. A spectacular tropical plant with white almost translucent leaves with beautiful strawberry red markings the strawberry star is a must have rare plant for any collector. We currently stock nine species which together create a magical interior arrangement of colour and shape. Caladium strawberry star must be kept well watered with moist soil at all.

Strawberry star performs well in shade or full sun and is a vigorous leaf producer. Caladium strawberry star is a compact bunching plant and is suitable for any bright room. Caladium bicolor red belly angel wings. Currently there are approximately 16 different species commercially available.

Our plants have been grown from tissue culture and are young and healthy. A university of florida cultivar. How to grow caladium in a garden. Indirect sunlight partial to full shade.

Caladium strawberry star full sun native to the tropical regions of south america primarily brazil caladiums have been a part of american and european gardens since the mid 1800s. Choose a well drained partly shaded spot in the garden and prepare the planting area well by digging in yates dynamic lifter soil improver plant fertiliser. The most important thing you need to take care when growing caladiums is that the soil has to be moist always. Leaves are primarily white with deep green veining and sprinkles of strawberry.

It will help the plant to produce more tubers.