Dark Green Caladium
The large light green leaves of this variety have pink middle veins and white spots.
Dark green caladium. Simple and elegant with snowy white leaves and distinctive dark green veining. Postman joyner caladiums have very large velvety looking leaves with deep red centers red veins and narrow dark green margins. Its leaves are green with white veins and red blotches. Caloosahatchee is white with a green margin.
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. Florida sweet heart is mauve pink with green margins. 10 to 14 inches. Miss muffett is a dwarf caladium.
Looking at this caladium you can decide that its leaves are full of holes. Such an illusion is created by dark red spots randomly scattered on the light green leaf plates of the caladium miss muffet. 15 to 20 inches. Caladium is a compact bunching plant and is suitable for any bright room there are many varieties within the caladium family.
It does well in both sun and shade. Excellent for any sunny. Full to partial shade. Yellow variegated leaves too generally color best in the sun.
There are several varieties of green and white caladiums. The culture is thermophilic so in regions with a cold climate it is better to grow in a home flower garden. Why we love it. Leaves are relatively flat shiny and very thick.
This sun tolerant variety grows to 12 inches tall. This full sun tolerant caladium has dark green leaves patterned with pink splotches and can be a great addition to planters and containers. Caladium red glamour red glamour is a dark reddish pink to salmon heart shaped leaf variety with dark green and red mottled veins and a dark green border. Some such as the strapleaf type white wings actually like sun.
Tough sun tolerant and compact red glamour is perfect for pots and mixed containers. Caladium bulbs originated in the amazon basin which is why they require and thrive in the warm summer day and night temperatures. Candidum jr is a dwarf white caladium with green veins. This sun tolerant variety grows to 12 inches tall.
Caladium lindenii magnificum previously known as xanthosoma lindenii has been reclassified a few years back based on the floral characteristics and soon might be put into a new section on its own it has long hastate dark green leaves with white veins.