As you begin to plan your shade gardens, give some consideration to Caladiums, grown for their large, showy leaves in assorted colors and patter.

If you want to grow caladiums again next year, you can dig up and save your bulbs. You will want to wait until after the first frost, when your caladium leaves begin to yellow and wilt.

Check out Caladiums in your garden centers this spring. They are minimal maintenance but high drama additions to our shady summer gardens! Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County answers home ...

About caladiums. Scientific name: Caladium hortulanum For Northern transplants nostalgic for all the spring loveliness that comes from bulbs — crocuses, tulips, jonquils and the like ...

Caladiums grow from tubers, and cultivars range from 1.5 to 3 feet in height. Individual leaves range from 6 to 12 inches in length. These are plants that are small enough to fit into almost any ...

Caladium are not in the same family with potatoes yet they are loaded with eyes. Each eye has the potential to become a leaf. When you order jumbo-sized bulbs, you are not getting jumbo leaves.

Caladium x hortulanum is the botanical name for this tropical foliage plant that thrives in our hot, humid summers. They are equally vigorous planted in the ground, in pots, or in hanging baskets ...

Caladiums are some of my favorite plants for summer color. You won’t find a better plant for reliable color in shady areas. And one investment can provide years of color. Native to tropical ...

There are 29 varieties in the Heart to Heart Caladium Collection. Next year in 2024, there will be a new variety as Heart to Heart, Rain or Shine will debut with color that is "indescribable." ...

Even though the caladium leaves have been beautiful all summer, it is rarely possible to save the corms and get the same beauty next year. (Walter Reeves for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) ...

Caladium leaves, which can be narrow or heart shaped, are borne on long petioles arising from an underground tuber. The leaf color can be white, green or pink with margins and veins of bright red ...