Caladium humboldtii 'Mini White'
Elephant Ear 'Mini White'
Caladiums are tropical plants grown for their colorful foliage, and often grown as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. 'Mini White' is, as the name implies, a smaller variety, which has small green leaves mottled with white
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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 'Mini White'
Latin name
Caladium humboldtii 'Mini White'
type
Perennial
family
Araceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Caladium humboldtii 'Mini White'
Caladiums are tropical plants grown for their colorful foliage, and often grown as a houseplant or summer bedding plant. 'Mini White' is, as the name implies, a smaller variety, which has small green leaves mottled with white
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.