Colourful Caladium collection
heart of Jesus collection
- 1 × collection | 3 bulbs
- £19.99
- available to order from winter
- 2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bulbs
- £39.98 £59.97
- available to order from winter
Delivery options
- Bulbs (only) £4.95
- Position: Full sun or partial shade
- Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: Average
- Hardiness: Frost tender (will need winter protection)
Tuberous, exotic perennials, caladiums are sought after for their large, heart-shaped leaves. The ones in this collection are brightly coloured and variegated, which makes them eye-catching additions to the summer bedding display.
In each collection you will receive one of each of the following:
- Caladium 'White Queen': Arrow-shaped, pale green mottled leaves and shocking pink veining seeps through the heart of this stunning foliage plant. The startlingly lurid pink mid-rib of 'White Queen' draws you into this fabulously bold and brash caladium. Grows to 60cm.
- Caladium 'Freida Hemple': This bi-coloured beauty is quite the summer star; deep velvety crimson leaves with an almost luminescent lime green margin, ‘Freida Hemple’ is the perfect choice for a vibrant ‘hot’ themed summer planting scheme. Grows to 60cm.
- Caladium 'White Christmas': Lush, heart-shaped, silvery white leaves delineated by dark green margins and veins, 'White Christmas' has gentle mottling to soften the lines of this bi-coloured beauty. Grows to 60cm.
Caladium bulbs should be started off in pots under glass in early spring. Plant the bulbs so that their growing tip (eye) is 5cm below the soil. Water sparingly initially and keep the compost warm (about 20°C) to help them come out of their winter dormancy. They can be grown inside or planted outside from late May, but bring them back inside before the first frosts and keep the bulbs dry and frost-free throughout the winter months.
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin/eye irritant
