Caladium 'Hot Lips'
Elephant Ear 'Hot Lips'
Caladiums are tropical plants grown for their colorful foliage, and often grown as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. Caladium Candidum will grow to produce numerous leaves each of which may reach up to 30cm in height. 'Hot Lips' bears rich red leaves
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Partial shade to deep shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Elephant Ear 'Hot Lips'
Latin name
Caladium 'Hot Lips'
type
Perennial
family
Araceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade to deep shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and rich
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.30 M
Caladium 'Hot Lips'
Caladiums are tropical plants grown for their colorful foliage, and often grown as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. Caladium Candidum will grow to produce numerous leaves each of which may reach up to 30cm in height. 'Hot Lips' bears rich red leaves
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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