You'll get one (1) Caladium sp 'Florida Moonlight' bulb ready to plant! Each bulb is between 1.5" and 2.5". Florida Moonlight Caladium Greg recommends: Water 0.5 cups every 9 days Placement < 3ft from a window Nutrients Repot after 2x growth Based on the 4 pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight. Each year, the plant will come back bigger! What to Expect Let the soil dry, trim off the dead leaf, and keep the pot dry until spring.
Plant one bulb 1-2" deep in a 4" pot with a drainage hole using well-draining soil. The growth points (pointy, lumpy side) should face up.Each spring, we get excited by the bold white and red colors, and we're excited to offer these bulbs for you to grow!ĭormant tubers only sold in spring. We withhold water as the days get shorter and store the dry bulbs until the following spring.Īlthough these plants are often grown outdoors in warmer climates, we love the pop of color they add to indoor spaces. To keep Caladiums happy, we replicate their environment indoors by allowing the foliage to die back each fall. In the wild, this plant experiences seasonal dryness. Pebble trays are another great way to increase humidity around the plant. The thin leaves are happiest with high humidity and warm temperatures, so we recommend growing them in a bright spot out of direct sun with other tropical plants nearby to increase the ambient humidity.
The leaves are light and papery and have light green veins on them. People grow Moonlight Caladium for the other-worldly, translucent white-colored, heart-shaped foliage. The veins are oftentimes a ghostly green. Moonlight has medium bright white leaves that illuminate at night with ghostly thin green veins and a thin green border. The Moonlight Caladium is a show stopper from the elephant ear group of plants (along with Alocasia, Colocasia, etc.) belonging to the Araceae family. Caladium 'Florida Moonlight' is a fast-growing tropical aroid from South America that has beautiful heart-shaped leaves with vibrant colors. This cultivar has wide white leaves with a green margin.
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