Lynn, Frieda Hempel was a German opera singer. I always assumed Hemple was a Yiddish name from some lady in Miami Beach
I would love to know the real hybridize r
that named the plant. The plant denotes Christmas because of its very bright red and green color. Its really a bulb, that would need to be lifted here in Texas, in Florida, it stay in the pot. There are lots of Caladiums that called a Freida Hemple, that are not. This is the real FH
