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Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium

Caladium hortulanum

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Overview

The Caladium hortulanum 'Heart's Delight' is a foliage annual with cherry-red heart-shaped leaves edged in green. It grows 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide, with an upright habit suited to containers, borders, and mass plantings. It thrives in sun or shade, depending on climate, with warm temperatures, well-drained soil, and steady average moisture. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.

Water Medium
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It grows 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — with an upright habit suited to containersHeart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11bHeart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — is a lush foliage annual from the Proven Winners® collectionHeart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and steady average moistureHeart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as Heart's Delight Sun or Shade CaladiumHeart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — The Caladium hortulanum 'Heart's Delight'+21

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
1.25–1.6666666 Ft.
Mature width
0.6666667–0.8333333 Ft.

Classification

Family
Araceae

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Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It grows 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — with an upright habit suited to containers
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — is a lush foliage annual from the Proven Winners® collection
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and steady average moisture
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — The Caladium hortulanum 'Heart's Delight'
Heart's Delight Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It thrives in sun or shade
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