What are the other names for Caladium? Few people know these names
Caladium has beautiful leaf colors and is very suitable for indoor ornamental cultivation. In summer, the variegated colors of Caladium leaves are full of coolness. But after autumn, the leaves gradually become messy, it goes dormant in winter, and begins to sprout and grow in late spring and early summer.
Other names for Caladium
Caladium bicolor, heart of Jesus, angel wings, three-colored caladium, two-colored taro.
Caladium's growing habits
Caladium likes a hot, humid and semi-shaded environment, and is not tolerant of low temperatures, frost or snow. When planting, choose fertile, loose soil with good drainage.
The suitable growing temperature for Caladium is 20~30°C, 6~10 months is its growing period, and the most suitable temperature is 21~27°C. The suitable temperature for the dormancy period from 10 months to 6 months of the following year is 18~24°C. Make sure the nighttime temperature does not fall below 10°C. Avoid strong light exposure.
Caladium likes clayey soil, and is mostly prepared by mixing five parts clayey field soil, two parts leaf mold and three parts sand.
The value of Caladium
Ornamental value: 5-9 months it can be planted in gardens, courtyards and indoors, placed on eaves corridors, by windows and on indoor desks, rich and elegant, fresh and pleasing to the eye, full of tropical charm, and quite popular.
Medicinal value: the roots are used as medicine, applied externally to treat fractures. But Caladium is toxic, and after accidental ingestion the throat and tongue become numb.
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