Category: Caladium Planting Tips

Caladium leaves offer a great combination of color, texture and beauty when planted in shady gardens, near flower beds or foliage gardens. They are vibrant under the sun, contributing brilliant hues to make your garden attractive and exotic during summer months. However, there comes a time when even the brightest Caladium plants have to be […]

Caladiums are spectacular plants that can adorn any shaded garden or dark indoors. Colorful and vibrant, they are gorgeous plants which attract the eye with their heart-shaped or lance-shaped leaves and tissue-paper like texture. Growing caladiums are easy, but planting them can be a bit difficult. Once well planted, the caladium tuber grows almost on […]

Caladiums are plants that offer great beauty and excitement to any setting, outdoors or indoors. Tropical plants with a South American origin, Caladiums thrive only if they are grown in a simulated tropical setting. Plants of dark shades, borders and flower beds, caladiums brighten up any indoors. Growing caladiums indoors is not as difficult as […]

Red Caladiums are such a striking variety of Caladiums that furnish any garden or shade with the brightest and most remarkable of hues. They come in combined colors of greens, pinks, whites and sparkling reds with tones that vary from light shades to dark shades. These tropical foliage caladiums are popular for their ability to […]

Caladiums bought from the growers come with large tubers and hence, bloom with large number of leaves. Since tubers from growers are shipped fresh, they have large number of visible growing points or eyes. But some tubers lack in visible growing points and may have only one dominant ‘eye’. In such cases, we can increase […]

You can plant in sun or shade in a well drained location. Partial shade is best. Bulbs should be covered with one or two inches of soil. Water frequently to keep soil moist, but never soggy. Soil MUST be WARM and MOIST for them to germinate rapidly. A light application of any good garden fertilizer […]

Caladiums are great houseplants and garden shade plants. They add décor to any garden area, thanks to their bright foliage and large leaves. When grouped together, they look like they are in full bloom though only their leaves dominate the show. Though growing caladiums can be a hands-down job for experienced gardeners, it is not […]

Caladiums sport some potential problems to gardeners. Some of them are soil-related while a few others are weather and pests related. Whatever be the problems, caladiums can be grown successfully if adhered to a proper planting, watering and storing process (during winter). A few of the potential, cankerous problems in caladium cultivation are: 1. Tuber […]

Caladiums are a special treat to any garden or summer flower bed. As tropical foliage plants, they accentuate your growing zone’s beauty with a riot of colors. They grow well in shaded areas, containers, hanging baskets, borders, flower beds and even indoors. Caladiums invigorate any landscape with their bright hues of red, pink, green and […]

White Caladiums, like the red ones, are instant eye-catchers. With white leaves characterized by mostly green accents, white caladiums stand out of the crowd, enhancing the beauty of even the other plants in your garden. The white color on the leaves indicate the age of the caladium bulb, soil fertility and fertilizer used for caladium […]