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'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium

Caladium hortulanum

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Overview

Caladium hortulanum 'White Star' is a mounded foliage annual with white lance-shaped leaves, pink to rose veins, green margins, and a deep rose accent at the stem. It grows 15-20 inches tall and 10-14 inches wide. This Proven Winners® caladium thrives in sun or shade with warm temperatures, average water, and moist, well-drained soil. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.

Water Medium
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Caladium hortulanum 'White Star' is a mounded foliage annual with white lance-shaped leaves
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and a deep rose accent at the stem'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It grows 15-20 inches tall and 10-14 inches wide'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — This Proven Winners® caladium thrives in sun or shade with warm temperatures'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — The Caladium hortulanum 'White Star''White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as 'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium+33

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
1.25–1.6666666 Ft.
Mature width
0.8333333–1.1666666 Ft.

Classification

Family
Araceae

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'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Caladium hortulanum 'White Star' is a mounded foliage annual with white lance-shaped leaves
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and a deep rose accent at the stem
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It grows 15-20 inches tall and 10-14 inches wide
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — This Proven Winners® caladium thrives in sun or shade with warm temperatures
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — The Caladium hortulanum 'White Star'
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as 'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — is a refined foliage annual from the Proven Winners® collection
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — caladium carries a cool white background traced with soft pink to rose veins
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — At the point where each leaf meets its stem
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — a deep rose-red marking adds a vivid
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — framed by a crisp dark green margin
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — making it substantial enough to read clearly in the border while remaining beautifully scaled for
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — 'White Star' reaches about 15 to 20 inches tall and spreads 10 to 14 inches wide
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It is hardy in USDA Zones 10a to 11b
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — where it may be used as a tender perennial in warm
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Gardeners have reported especially strong performance in warm climates and protected summer
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — but it is most often enjoyed as a warm-season annual in cooler regions
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — where its foliage remains showy and bright.<br><br>This caladium is notably adaptable for both sun
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — though local climate should guide placement: brighter exposures are more forgiving in northern
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — while afternoon shade is wise in hotter southern and southwestern sites
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It prefers warmth, humidity, and evenly moist, well-drained soil; cold, soggy conditions should be
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Containers are often the easiest route in cooler regions because the soil warms quickly and drains
'White Star' Sun and Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Proven Winners® 'White Star' is an elegant filler for patio pots

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