Bottle Rocket Sun or Shade Caladium
Caladium hortulanum
Overview
The Bottle Rocket Sun or Shade Caladium, or Caladium hortulanum 'Bottle Rocket', is a vivid foliage annual with green and white leaves streaked by hot pink veins. It grows upright to 15-20 inches tall and 10-14 inches wide. Best in moist, well-drained soil with average water, it adapts to sun or shade and excels in containers, borders, and mass plantings. Hardy in USDA Zones 10a-11b.
Water Medium
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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