Although it’s too early to plant caladiums, it’s not too early to start thinking about purchasing tubers now to ensure access to the best variety of these no-fail ornamental plants. Florida is the ...
Our Florida expert offers tips and ideas for you. Caladium leaves can be shaped like hearts, arrows, or lances in color combinations of red, pink, rose, white, chartreuse, and green. The brilliant ...
It has been nearly three years since the world's caladium crop was nearly wiped out by hurricanes that hit Lake Placid in Central Florida, the caladium capital of the world. But now there's a bumper ...
Summer is a tough time for gardens in south Louisiana. Hot weather presents challenges as many of our cool season bedding plants are finishing up. But there's an answer for those summer doldrums: ...
The blushing bride and her eye-catching straps put on quite the show last year. Now that I have your attention, I am talking about the strap-leaf Heart to Heart "Blushing Bride"―Proven Winners ...
In a recent email, a reader noted she was off to plant her ‘Fannie Munson’ caladiums. Her comment poked my everyday-is-the-same haze and reminded me that Houston-area gardeners plant the leafy ...
When asked to name my favorite plant I often say “Caladiums,” if I’m not currently enamored of some other species at the time. Caladiums (Caladium x hortulanum) have been my most consistent number one ...
My grandmother’s fancy rose garden was just a short hop from her screened porch, but I always preferred to play under the trees. Memories of the endless Southern summers of my childhood are tinged ...
In a recent email, a friend noted she was off to plant her ‘Fannie Munson’ caladiums. Her comment poked my everyday-is-the-same haze and reminded me that Southeast Texas gardeners plant the leafy ...