Companion Plants To Caladium
Caladiums are natural companion plants for impatiens begonias and ferns and as such are an excellent choice for window boxes.
Companion plants to caladium. Buy potted caladiums ready to plant or grow them from tubers. Michigan based deborah silver is an amazing designer and is is the queen when it comes to creating the most jaw dropping window boxes many of which feature caladiums. How to plant caladiums. Though they re sometimes called bulbs they are really tubers plant tubers point side up about 1 to 1 1 2 inches deep.
Pick up a bag of heart to heart caladium bulbs from our online store and plant them all around the feet of your summerific hibiscus like a groundcover. The following provides a guide to help you select the best companion plants for your caladium. Companion plants for caladiums. They are semi tropical plants thought to have originated in the amazon basin of brazil.
Flatter me caladium can grow in sun or shade which means it can handle being planted in front of your hibiscus in full sun or on the shadier side of the plant. Caladiums caladium vent are large leafy plants that are usually heart shaped. Space them 8 to 14 inches apart depending on the ultimate size of your plants as listed on the tag. Caladiums are tuberous tropical plants that are grown for their spectacularly colorful foliage.
Caladiums thrive in warm humid shade and dazzle in shade gardens with their large pointed arrow shaped leaves splashed with shades of green white cream pink. Although tropical they grow fast enough to be enjoyed as annuals during the summer in cooler climates and all year long as houseplants. Plant them where there is bright indirect light filtered sunlight or partial shade.