Lake Placid Caladiums

A beautiful way to add a little pizzazz to ho-hum beds. Thrives in heat and humidity. Use about 1 1/2" of soil over the tubers. (Like amaryllis in fall, bottom heat helps sprout these tropical tubers...if you have a warm radiator, try putting your pots...

Planting in cold soil will stunt your Caladiums, and you don't want to do that. Starting your tubers: Plant your tubers with the 'eyes' upward--one tuber to a 4" pot, and 3 tubers in a gallon-size.

Lush and colorful, this plant thrives in heat and humidity and provides a lasting look. Great for patios, decks and poolscapes. Use about 1 1/2" of soil over the tubers. (Like amaryllis in fall, bottom heat helps sprout these tropical tubers...if you...

Use about 1 1/2" of soil over the tubers. If you start them indoors, you can simply put the pots outside once your weather is warm. Only 18" tall, 'Carolyn Wharton' Caladium has speckly pink leaves with wide green margins.

If you start them indoors, you can simply put the pots outside once your weather is warm. This means you can't plant your tubers until the ground has warmed up in spring. Once your first cold snap wilts the leaves in fall, simply bring you pots inside,...

The leaves are so large that the low foliage count is not an issue and the arrow to heart-shaped foliage soars above the thick stems.and tend to burn in full sun locations. Blooming on caladium plants isn't common, but tubers planted in favorable locations...

Small tubers are much cheaper than large tubers, but it takes many of the smaller ones to make as great a show as the larger ones. Since that discovery, she always leaves them in the pots where they were planted and brings the pot and all indoors for...

The plant's special needs make using Caladiums as indoor plants rather challenging. A northern or eastern window is usually the best exposure. Many gardeners try Caladiums as indoor plants.

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. In northern climes, they're used both as bedding and potted plants for display in the garden or on...

Fertilizer will help strengthen the plants in order to produce adequate tubers for the following growing season.Caladiums need to be watered on a regular basis, especially during dry conditions.

Leave them in for 30 minutes to kill harmful fungi. They are shaped likeand can get up to 18 inches long. Caladium plant problems range from those caused by improper cultural practices to diseases and pests.In order to start preventing caladium problems...

Is a popular ornamental plant famous for its large leaves of interesting, striking colors. Because of this, it is used to hot temperatures and needs special treatment during winter in cooler climates.

Last fall, you may have spent some time saving caladium bulbs from your garden or, this spring, you may have bought some at the store. If you find that winter seems to be lingering a little longer this year than normal, you will want to wait until all...

I recommend using the clear plastic containers you sometimes get take-out food in, but make sure you punch holes in the bottoms for drainage and use a fine grade of planting media.

The story is that this breeding has been going on for a century or longer, with horticulture in the west completely unaware of it. The red color is incredibly intense and it is made even more so by the shiny leaf surface.

This keeps the soil from washing out of the drainage holes and making a mess, while permitting water to drain out.Fill the container with the potting mix, leaving about 3" from where the top of the soil should come.

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He hosts destination weddings and the brides just adore the lush beds full of the tropical foliage. The bulbs are inexpensive and I'd rather replace them each season than try to store them.Most of the world's caladiums are grown in Florida and there are...