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Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium

Caladium hortulanum

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Overview

The Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium, or Caladium hortulanum 'Chinook', is a foliage annual with elongated heart-shaped leaves in salmon pink, coral, and emerald green with deep pink veining. It grows upright to 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide. Thriving in sun or shade, it prefers warmth, humidity, and evenly moist, well-drained soil with average water. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

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Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — is a foliage annual with elongated heart-shaped leaves in salmon pink

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — it is winter hardy in USDA Zones 10a through 11b

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and emerald green with deep pink veining; it softens to a more delicate pastel salmon

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium; is a luminous foliage annual prized for its

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11; resort-like note to summer landscapes

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — each one crisply outlined in emerald green and threaded with deep pink veining

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — resort-like note to summer landscapes

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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Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — is a foliage annual with elongated heart-shaped leaves in salmon pink

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — it is winter hardy in USDA Zones 10a through 11b

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and emerald green with deep pink veining; it softens to a more delicate pastel salmon

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium; is a luminous foliage annual prized for its

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11; resort-like note to summer landscapes

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — each one crisply outlined in emerald green and threaded with deep pink veining

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — resort-like note to summer landscapes

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — though regional intensity matters

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — refined focal point to spaces that need color beyond bloom

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It grows upright to 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide; performing in sun or shade in many climates

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — the foliage often intensifies toward a vivid coral glow; in part shade or full shade

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — ‘Chinook’ forms an upright

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — While often treated as an annual in cooler climates

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and it should not be planted into cold

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It is equally effective in borders

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Containers are especially useful in northern gardens because potting mixes warm quickly and drain freely

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — is a luminous foliage annual prized for its unusually warm coloration and polished tropical presence

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Thriving in sun or shade, it prefers warmth, humidity, and evenly moist, well-drained soil, image 36

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — where its glowing foliage can lift both leafy combinations and flowering annuals

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — heart-shaped leaves emerge in tones of salmon pink to coral; containers are especially useful in northern

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — heart-shaped leaves emerge in tones of salmon pink to coral

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and feed lightly during the growing season to preserve the lush

Chinook Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — performing in sun or shade in many climates

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners

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