Growing Colourful, Exotic Caladiums In My Garden #1

There are many varieties of Caladium. I have a few varieties growing in my garden and today I will introduce some of them to you in this post.

Caladium Thai Beauty

Scientific name is Caladium. Caladium belongs to the family of Araceae.

Caladium Thai Beauty - looking like butterflies

Some of the common names are Elephant Ear, Angel Wings, Pink Cloud, Candidum, Fancy-Leaved Caladium, etc.

Caladium Thai Beauty

Caladiums are plants with multi-coloured and heart-shaped leaves. They are grown mostly for their large and showy leaves. These plants add colours to the garden.

Caladium Thai Beauty

They are tropical plants and can be grown in the ground or in containers. Caladiums grow well in warm climates, need rich, moist roil with good water drainage.

Also known as Caladium cv. 'Hok Long' - less shade, more green.

Partial shade is the ideal place, if placed indoor, the plants need to be exposed to bright light.

Caladium Thai Beauty - new leaves are less colourful.

Caladium plants do not have stems. The leaves grown out from the ground, directly from the tubers.

Caladium Siam Moon - this is from my sister's garden.

The leaves comes in various mixture of colours of white, green, pink, deep pink, red, deep red, etc. Some are spotted and some are streaked.

This is also from my sister's garden.

Propagation of Caladium is through tubers. Caladium needs regular fertilizing and watering to keep soil moist.

Caladium Thai Beauty - these leaves look like batik printings.

Caladium Thai Beauty - leaves in shades of pink, green & white.

You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted,

behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colours,

and lay your foundations with sapphires.

I will make your pinnacles of rubies,

your gates of sparkling jewels,

and all your walls of precious stones.

(Isaiah 54:11-12, World English Bible-WEB)