Colourful Caladium collection
heart of Jesus collection
Tuberous, exotic perennials, caladiums are sought after for their large, heart-shaped leaves. The ones in this collection are brightly coloured...
Plant description
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Light shade / shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Colourful Caladium collection:
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
What's included:
- Caladium 'White Queen': Arrow-shaped, pale green mottled leaves and shocking pink veining seeps through the heart of this stunning foliage plant. The startlingly lurid pink mid-rib of 'White Queen' draws you into this fabulously bold and brash caladium. Grows to 60cm.
- Caladium 'Freida Hemple': This bi-coloured beauty is quite the summer star; deep velvety crimson leaves with an almost luminescent lime green margin, ‘Freida Hemple’ is the perfect choice for a vibrant ‘hot’ themed summer planting scheme. Grows to 60cm.
- Caladium 'White Christmas': Lush, heart-shaped, silvery white leaves delineated by dark green margins and veins, 'White Christmas' has gentle mottling to soften the lines of this bi-coloured beauty. Grows to 60cm.
Please note:
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