Purple Caladium Plants

Caladiums are tuberous tropical plants that are grown for their spectacularly colorful foliage.

Purple caladium plants. Plant caladium bulbs outside after all danger of frost has passed and daytime temperatures remain above 70 degrees. Although tropical they grow fast enough to be enjoyed as annuals during the summer in cooler climates and all year long as houseplants. We ship you caladium bulbs and elephant ear bulbs direct from the farm in lake placid florida the caladium capitol of the world. Their rest period isn t determined by temperature or light cycle but by how long the plant has been growing.

Select a location in shade or part sun with a good rich moist organic soil. Tubers of mature caladium can be divided. Make sure that each new tuber section has at least one growing site. Caladiums are tropical plants and cannot tolerate any frost and only emerge when the soil is warm.

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. Indoors or out caladiums are a seasonal plant with foliage in the summer and a rest period in the autumn or winter. If you re growing caladiums indoors keep them in a warm room with plenty of light until outside temperatures are warm enough to transplant. Caladium tubers should be planted about one to two inches 2 5 to 5 cm.

Those large leaves can also be damaged by strong winds so site accordingly. Caladium lucky purple is a fast growing tropical perennial with an upright growing habit that can reach between. Select a location in shade or part sun with a good rich moist organic soil. Aug 6 2013 blue caladiums.

Plant caladium bulbs outside after all danger of frost has passed and daytime temperatures remain above 70 degrees. When you plant caladiums you should plant them about 4 to 6 inches 10 to 15 cm deep and 4 to 6 inches 10 to 15 cm apart. Pair caladiums with ferns hostas and other shade perennials in the. Caladiums combine colorful arrowhead shape leaves with easy growth requirements to star in containers and shade gardens from june through fall.

Blue purple caladiums or elephant ears in blue and purple. We recently have decided to make our products available to the public directly from the farm. Caladium lucky purple is from the genus caladium that consists of approximately 7 species of flowering plants and over 1000 named cultivars and hybrids of caladium bicolor from the original south american plant. Call 800 974 2558 today to place an order.

Caladiums are tropical plants and cannot tolerate any frost and only emerge when the soil is warm. Bright sun can scorch their leaves.