Caladium Candidum 'Moonlight'

Elephant Ear 'Moonlight'

Moonlight, a caladium variety from the University of Florida's breeding program features luminescent white leaves that will brighten any shady spot in your garden or landscape. The main veins are understated and the center tends to be creamy white with pronounced netting near the borders. Individual leaves are lightly frilly, translucent thin and may average 6" or a bit more tall when mature.

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plant Features

Partial shade to deep shade
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Moist and rich

plant information

Common name

Elephant Ear 'Moonlight'

Latin name

Caladium Candidum 'Moonlight'

type

Perennial

family

Araceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Partial shade to deep shade
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Moist and rich
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Elephant Ear Moonlight is 0.20meters x 0.30meters

0.20 M 0.30 M

Caladium Candidum 'Moonlight'

Flowering

From Early Spring TO Late Autumn

Although Caladium does not produce flowers, it is grown for its impressive colourful foliage which appears from early spring until it dies down in Autumn.

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Start the tubers into growth in early spring at a temperature of 21C. Place the tubers into a box of damp peat or moss and syringe them twice daily. Once growth emerges, plant them into pots of proprietary peat mixture. Good drainage is essential.

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