Caladium 'UF-172' syn. Caladium 'Artful Fire and Ice', Caladium 'Tapestry'

Elephant Ear 'Tapestry'

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. 'Tapestry' (also known as Fire and Ice) has silvery coloured leaves with veins and splashes of pink, and green edges

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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 'Tapestry'

Latin name

Caladium 'UF-172' syn. Caladium 'Artful Fire and Ice', Caladium 'Tapestry'

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 Tapestry is 0.20meters x 0.40meters

0.20 M 0.40 M

Caladium 'UF-172' syn. Caladium 'Artful Fire and Ice', Caladium 'Tapestry'

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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