Data specific to Caladiums (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gary J. Wilfret
Leaf shape: Lance/Strap
Primary leaf color: Pink
Misc Caladium Details: Sun tolerant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Other: Berries white when ripe.
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP8,526 (1993)
Goes Dormant
Parentage: Candidum Junior x Red Frill
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Lance-leaf Caladium
  • Strap-leaf Caladium
Also sold as:
  • Sweetheart

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2014-07-21
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-06
Location: Lake Placid, FL
Date: July 2011
Florida Sweetheart
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, Michigan
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2013-08-19
grown indoors
Location: Hanging basket at kitchen door.
Date: 2011-0812

Date: 2013-05-14
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, Michigan
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2012-07-04
Location: Longwood gardens, PA
Date: 2015-08
container grown
Location: Hanging basket at kitchen door.
Date: 2014-08-07
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: Hanging basket at kitchen door.
Date: 2012-0904
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-07-03
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, Michigan
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, Michigan
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2014-06-26
Location: Hanging basket at kitchen door.
Date: 2013-08-15
Location: Hanging basket at kitchen door.
Date: 2009-0625
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-12
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-07-12
Location: Part Shade garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2011-07-20
Location: Courtyard JI garden
Date: 2014-05-09

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