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Planting and growing caladium bulbs makes adding color color to the landscape an easy task.
Caladiums can be grown in containers or clumped together within beds and borders. There are numerous varieties of caladiums found in either the fancy-leaved or the strap-leaved cultivar. Often varieties that bloom for a short portion of the season.
Blooming on caladium plants is not common, but tubers planted in favorable locations tend to produce small flowers.
Planting And Care
In temperate areas, they should be lifted before the first frost
The corms are dried and stored for the winter when temperatures fall to 65 degrees F (18 degrees C) and stored moderately dry (not bone-dry) over the winter at temperatures between 56 degrees F (13 degrees C) and 61 degrees F (16 degrees C)
When you plant caladiums, you should plant them about 4 to 6 inches deep and 4 to 6 inches apart
Water the caladiums enough to keep the soil slightly damp but never enough for it to be soggy
Caladium Care
The genus Caladium includes seven species that are native to South America and Central America, and naturalized in India, parts of Africa, and various tropical islands
Caladiums grow from tubers and can be propagated by dividing the tubers
These plants thrive in moist, well-drained soil and are generally happier in partial shade
As foliage begins to die down in the fall, reduce water, dig up and air dry bulbs for a week
Store in a dry location at 55 degrees or above
Sunlight
Full sun to partial shade
Watering
During their growing season, they require moderate watering.
Soil
Moist, well-drained soil
Temperature
18 to 24 degrees C
Fertilizer
Fertilize weekly during the growing season with liquid or use slow-release pellets.
Caladium Special Feature
Attractive foliage
Container Type
Plastic Bag
Container Material
Cartoon Box
Life Cycle
Perennial
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