Caladium Year Round

Tubers of mature caladium can be divided.

Caladium year round. If the tubers are. In usda hardiness zones 8 11 caladiums with foliage can be planted at any time of the year though bare tubers are usually planted in the spring. How to grow caladiums inside. Indoors or out caladiums are a seasonal plant with foliage in the summer and a rest period in the autumn or winter.

In these warm climates the tubers can be left in the ground all year round. Depending upon the variety leaves sport a range of colors including white green pink red. In zones 3 8 caladiums are usually grown as annuals planted in late spring once the soil is warm. Caladiums can be added to your landscape as tubers without foliage or as full leafed plants.

Caladiums are tropical plants that like warm soil and hot weather. In warm regions where the soil temperature remains above 60 f year round you may be able to leave your plants in the ground. Propagating and replanting. Caladiums are prized for their brightly colored heart shaped foliage.

Not sure about your hardiness zone. Check out our zone map here. Fancy leaved types have large heart shaped leaves grown on long petioles. Make sure that each new tuber section has at least one growing site.

They can grow up to 30 inches in height.