Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium

Caladium hortulanum

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Overview

The Caladium hortulanum is a tropical foliage annual with upright strap leaves edged green, centered white to pale pink, and sprinkled with vivid red. Heart and Soul reaches 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide. It thrives in heat, humidity, evenly moist well-drained soil, and bright shade to morning sun. Grown as an annual in cooler regions. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

Water Medium

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — The Caladium hortulanum is a tropical foliage annual with upright strap leaves edged green

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 and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — tucked into tropical borders

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Deer resistance and no need for deadheading make it an easy foliage solution for polished summer

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — or repeated along walkways for a crisp

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It also works beautifully massed in shaded beds

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — The Caladium hortulanum is a tropical foliage annual with upright strap leaves edged green; heart

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — centered white to pale pink; heart and Soul is well scaled for containers

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and sprinkled with vivid red; keep temperatures above 65°F for best growth

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Heart and Soul reaches 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide; it also works beautifully massed in

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Grown as an annual in cooler regions; heart and Soul is well scaled for containers

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It thrives in heat, humidity, evenly moist well-drained soil, and bright shade to, image 33

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11; keep temperatures above 65°F for best growth

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — commonly referred to as Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium; it also works beautifully massed in

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — strap-shaped leaves are edged in fresh green; heart and Soul reaches 15-20 inches tall and 8-10

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Heart and Soul is well scaled for containers; keep temperatures above 65°F for best growth

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and intimate foreground plantings; it also works beautifully massed in shaded beds

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — opening with a glowing white center often softly flushed with pink and scattered with, image 38

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — but is most often enjoyed as a summer annual in cooler climates; heart and Soul is well scaled for

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It is winter hardy only in USDA Zones 10a to 11b; heart and Soul reaches 15-20 inches tall and

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — it may return if the tubers are kept dry through winter; keep temperatures above 65°F for best

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — tolerating 6 to 8 hours of morning sun in many regions while also thriving in bright shade; it

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It prefers heat, humidity, and evenly moist, well-drained soil; cold, soggy conditions, image 45

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and water consistently enough to prevent yellowing or leaf drop; keep temperatures above 65°F

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Keep temperatures above 65°F for best growth; heart and Soul is well scaled for containers

Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — lush foliage through the season; heart and Soul reaches 15-20 inches tall and 8-10 inches wide

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