Common names:
Fancy-leaf Caladium
Angel Wings
Heart of Jesus

Also sold as:
  • Cardinal

Data specific to Caladiums (Edit)
Leaf shape:Fancy
Primary leaf color:White

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Shrub
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 12
Leaves:Other
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe: pner wBri heewtreei.shi
Inflorescence Type:Compound
Underground structures:Taproot
Uses:Guardian plant
Resistances:Birds
Pollution
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Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Containers:Suitable in 1 gallon
Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous:Genetically Modified
Conservation status:Vulnerable (VU)

Growing in a container with Syngonium podophyllum and  a half dea

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