Scientific Name: Caladium bicolor
Common Name: caladium, angel wings
Family Name: Araceae
Origin: Central America, South America
Hardiness Zone: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Plant Type: Indoor foliage plant
Mature Size: 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Oval - vertical
Texture: Coarse
Landscape Uses: Container planting, Indoor plant
Exposure: Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil or Media: Acidic, Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Ovate, Entire
Flowers: Spadix (& spathe), White, Apr-May
Fruit: Berry (true), White, Jul-Aug
Key ID Features:
Leaves heart-shaped, most blades 20-40cm long x 10-20cm wide, many cultivars available in various leaf colour combinations.