Caladium White Queen Propagation

Varieties of caladium.

Caladium white queen propagation. Caladium bicolor white queen kah lay dee um by kul or audio a tuberous rooted perennial most often grown as an annual or a houseplant white queen has large frosted looking white leaves that have green margins and bright red veins that bleed. Most white caladiums prefer shade or filtered sun. Jan 17 2015 11 32 am. Most have some degree of green.

Color combinations include various shades of red pink white green and yellow green with prominently colored midribs and contrasting margins. Mar 14 2015 7 48 am. White queen is a creamy white caladium with red pink central veins and green venation and border. 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.

Tolerates sun better than some varieties but still needs protection from afternoon sun. When planted in shade white caladiums practically glow. Emerging pink the highly decorative leaves fade to white as they mature. There are literally too many cultivars to keep track of caladium cultivars are green red pink white even orange.

The caladiums database by eclayne. Caladiums are grown for their long lasting colorful foliage. The two main types of caladiums are the fancy leaved types which have large heart shaped or semi heart shaped leaves on long petioles 12 to 30 inches tall while the strap or lance leaved types with their shorter and narrower ruffle edged leaves on short petioles are more compact usually less than 12 inches tall. Almost all cultivars are descended from c.

Bicolor which is native to south america. Choose your variety. A real workhorse this fancy leafed caladium is ideal to. Glowing in full shade this luminous foliage plant is terrific to add color and drama to shady borders and containers.

Caladium florida sunrise vs white queen by skylark. Prized for its stunning leaves caladium white queen angel wings is a tuberous perennial with large heart shaped leaves adorned with bleeding scarlet rose veins. Moonlight s green veins are very delicate whereas the veins of white christmas are darker and more prominent. Caladiums can be potted up in early spring and kept in the greenhouse to get an early start on spring growth or directly planted once soil is warm and.

There are two basic types of caladium cultivars. White queen displays a red center with radiating veins of red. In many cases cultivars are sold without names. Inconspicuous calla type flowers appear in summer but they are usually hidden by the leaves.

Colossal caladium bulbs by caladiums4less.