caladium
noun
ca·la·di·um
kə-ˈlā-dē-əm 
: any of a genus (Caladium and especially C. bicolor) of tropical American plants of the arum family widely cultivated for their showy variably colored leaves
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Consider growing summer-blooming bulbs, corms, and tubers, including agapanthus, begonias, caladiums, calla lilies, canna lilies, dahlias, daylilies, gladiolus, iris, lilies and watsonias.
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Around the end of February or early March is a good time to dig, divide and replant caladiums as the weather becomes more consistently warm.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Then replant with more rot-resistant coleus, caladiums, crotons or crossandra to add the color.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
Light All caladiums love filtered sunlight and shade.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
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Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Around the end of February or early March is a good time to dig, divide and replant caladiums as the weather becomes more consistently warm.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
Then replant with more rot-resistant coleus, caladiums, crotons or crossandra to add the color.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
Light All caladiums love filtered sunlight and shade.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
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“Caladium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caladium. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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