Growing Caladiums From Cuttings

Extract the tubers from the soil and remove the excess soil so you can see all of the eyes the growth nodes on the tubers.

Growing caladiums from cuttings. Dig up the caladium tubers in the spring as soon as the soil is warm enough to work. To keep them blooming fertilize your caladiums once per month during the growing season with a 5 10 10 fertilizer. This will encourage the growth of the secondary buds and give you a fuller but just as colorful plant. The roots may not be as strong as the original grafted plant but the plant can take root and grow begin with more cuttings than you need when using hardwood and semi hardwood cuttings.

You can propagate caladium plants by digging up the tubers in the spring and carefully cutting them apart. Before planting dig in plenty of peat or pine bark to take care of the first two requirements and add a good dose 1 tbs plant of 10 10 10 fertilizer. P 20 plants you can propagate from cuttings 1. Take a sharp knife and cut out the large central bud from your fancy leaf caladium bulbs before you plant them.

Below is a short slide show showing the above steps. Once replanted each section will grow. Propagate pothos by cutting a stem with three or four leaves just below the bottom leaf then leaving the two at the top but cutting away the bottom one or two. To grow caladiums plant the tubers in a moist shady location at least 6 to 8 inches apart in well draining soil.

Caladium plants caladium hortulanum grow from a fleshy tuber under the soil. P p for this reason i also avoid. Next water the plants frequently so that the soil stays moist but not soggy. Croton is a big and dramatic houseplant that grows to small tree size outdoors.

Left in a glass of water the nodes where the two leaves were removed will grow new roots. Ginger is a good example.