Caladium bicolor

Caladium bicolor {{{latin_name}}}	Fancy-leafed Caladium
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕  ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ tuberous perennialsn Origin: ✈  ? Poisonous: ☠ juices can swell throatsn	Exposure: ☼ most prefer shadier spots Water: ◍ careful, frequent watersn Features: ✓ colorful foliagesn Hardiness: ☃  ?°C (60°F)sn Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones:  ? Sunset Zones: 25-27, or dig & storesn
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Caladium bicolor, Vent. (Arum bicolor, Ait.). Petiole smooth, 3-7 times as long as the blade, pruinose toward the apex; blade ovate-sagittate, or ovate-triangular, variegated above, glaucous beneath; upper lobe semi- ovate, narrowing gradually to a cuspidate point, the basal ones one-half to but little shorter than the upper, oblong-ovate, obtuse, connate one-fifth to one-third their length. S. Amer. Intro. into cult. in 1773. B.M. 820.—Very common in cult., furnishing many of the fancy-leaved caladiums. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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