Zones 25, 27, H2
Partial, Shade
Ample, Moderate
Sap can cause swelling in mouth, throat.
Caladium bicolor
Fancy Leafed Caladium
Araceae
Perennials
Tropical American natives grown for foliage: large (to 1 1/2-ft.-long), arrow-shaped, long-stalked, almost translucent leaves colored in bands and blotches of red, rose, pink, white, silver, bronze, and green. Most varieties sold in nurseries derive from Caladium bicolor—usually 2 ft. (occasionally to 4 ft.) high and wide. Most require shade.
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