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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) — it may return if the tubers are kept dry through winter
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Keep temperatures above 65°F for best growth
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — It thrives in heat, humidity, evenly moist well-drained soil, and bright shade to morning sun
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and water consistently enough to prevent yellowing or leaf drop
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) — regular feeding helps maintain fresh; it also works beautifully massed in shaded beds
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Heart and Soul is a graceful thriller for mixed 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) — commonly referred to as Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium
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) — lush foliage through the season
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) — and sprinkled with vivid red
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) — centered white to pale pink; heart and Soul is well scaled for containers
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Heart and Soul is well scaled for containers
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11
Heart and Soul Sun or Shade Caladium (Caladium hortulanum) — and intimate foreground plantings
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) — 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) — 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

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