Caladium

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Caladium
Caladium plants are excellent indoor plants
specially grown for their fancy leaves. Most of
these plants originated from the caladium bicolor
variety or angel wings. Caladiums are beautiful
indoor ornamental with evergreen character. This
plant grows from the tuberous corm which are
commonly called bulbs.
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About caladium
Caladiums are tropical plants known for their
big, heart-shaped leaves that display amazing
colour combinations of white, pink, red and
green. Larger tuber plants produce bigger leaf
foliage its said to be annuals.
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Soil
Caladiums prefer to grow in well-drained moist
soil preferably with acidic soil pH. And also it
grows in good organic potting mix such as
cocopeat potting mix.
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Watering
Water the plants weekly once or when the top soil
is dry to touch. These indoor plant are moist
lovers but dont make the soil waterlogged.
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Sunlight
The sunlight requirement of this plant indirect
sunlight of about 3-4 hours.
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Fertilizer
Application of any organic fertilizer such as
groundnut cake powder, old compost, or any
suitable liquid organic fertilizer monthly twice
around the plants.
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Placement
These plants are suitable for placement such as
Office interiors, tabletops, dining tables,
verandahs, other related indoor environments.
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Pruning
Remove the old, diseased, matured leaves for 2-3
weeks once. To make the caladium plants bushy by
using a sharp knife cut the large central bud
from the caladium bulbs before you pot the plants.
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Benefits

• Most Shade-loving plants with excellent
  ornamental values.
• Caladium indoor plants attract beneficial
  insects.
• Low maintenance easy care indoor plants.
• All the tissue culture caladiums are peat-disease
  free most resistant varieties.

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Caladium plant care in winter
In autumn spring, caladium plants tend to shred
the leaves. Allow the leaves to fall plant
regenerates the new growth. During the winter
season move the caladium indoor plants to an
outdoor environment to get sufficient sunlight.
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