What are the growth advantages of Caladium? This article provides a detailed analysis.
Caladium has beautiful leaf colors and is very suitable for indoor ornamental cultivation. In summer, the colorful leaves of Caladium 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 of Caladium
Caladium bicolor, heart of Jesus, angel wings, three-color caladium, two-color taro.
Growth habits of Caladium
Caladium prefers a hot, humid, and semi-shaded environment, and is not tolerant of low temperatures, frost, or snow. When planting, choose fertile, loose, and well-drained soil.
The suitable growth 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 dormant period from 10 month ~ the following year 6 month is 18~24°C. Ensure the night 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.
Value of Caladium
Ornamental value: 5-9 months 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, externally for treating fractures. But Caladium is toxic, and after accidental ingestion, the throat and tongue become numb.
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