Caladium Red Flash Elephant Ear Plant

Description

Plants for sale are Caladium “Red Flash” plants

Each plant I offer is Hybridized and grown from tissue cultures to be a disease free exact replica of the mother plant. Plants for sale are between 4″-8″ tall. Caladium Red Flash is a beautiful native of the South American Rain Forests. With their brilliant colors in fascinating designs, and large heart-shaped leaves, they’ve become landscape favorites, especially since they are perfect for shaded areas.

They’re very easy to grow to boot. Red Flash it the showiest of the Caladium and my favorite hands down. We recommend using only Bio Spectrum organic fertilizer. Ships to the continental United States only.

Caladium Red Flash Plant Care and Instructions

Video growing Instructions

Caladium soil requirements and planting instructions

Mix together the following:

• 50 percent potting soil
• 20 percent peat moss
• 20 percent orchid bark with charcoal
• 10 percent shredded sphagnum moss and a handful of perlite

Then place this mixture in a pots, beds or garden and plant your Caladium. Proper site preparation ensures years of growth and once established they will not require weed control. Strong growth will Soil Ph should be around 5.6-7.0

Light conditions

When making a site selection keep your plant in an area that has bright indirect light, but not direct sunlight.

Plants will produce large fragrant flowers.

Caladium plant care

If using drip irrigation allow soil to dry slightly between waterings. Do not over water any members of the Caladium family.

Caladium fertilizer

Fertilize this heavy feeder every three weeks during the warmer months with a one half-strength fertilizer with a balanced N-P-K ratio or 20-20-20.

Caladium are also referred to as Caladium bicolor, Caladium humboldtii, Caladium lindenii, Caladium paradoxum, Caladium schomburgkii, Caladium steudneriifolium, Caladium ternatum, Caladium are generally grown from side shoots or bulbs vs seeds.

There are thousands of varieties of Caladium.

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