Caladium Pink Beauty

Caladium Pink Beauty Care

Caladium Bicolor 'pink Beauty'

What is the plant

is a species in the genus Caladium from Latin America. It is grown as a houseplant for its large, heart or lance-shaped leaves with striking green, white, pink, and red blotching. Hundreds of cultivars are available. (See List of Caladium cultivars.) It can be planted outside in USDA Hardiness Zone 10 as an ornamental. It is a problematic invasive species in Trinidad and Tobago, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Hawaii and the Philippines, and naturalized populations can be found in most of the rest of the world's tropics, including Africa, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and Malesia.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

11°C - 21°C

Hardiness zone

9 - 11

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
When growing Caladiums as houseplants, water whenever the soil feels dry. Begin watering less in autumn, as plants naturally go dormant and stop growing.
Sunlight
Caladiums do not do well in full sun, which can burn their leaves. Give them a spot in partial to full shade where they will provide flashes of color without having to worry about getting them to bloom.
Soil
When potting, start them in a damp peat/soil mix. Caladiums like a slightly acid soil pH (5.5 - 6.2). Once they sprout, move into indirect light.

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Temperature
If grown outdoors in a cold climate, they can either be considered annuals or you will need to dig and store the tubers over winter. Do not wait for them to be hit by frost.
Additional
Caladiums can be a skin irritant and are poisonous if ingested.
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