Moonlight Caladium is a tuberous tropical annual with an upright habit grown for its broad and attractive foliage. The huge arrowhead shaped leaves are a stunning silvery white with fine dark green edging. Grows best in part sun with rich, well-drained acidic soils.
Syn with 'Florida Moonlight'
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South America |
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Height: |
1.5’ - 2’ |
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Spread: |
1.5’ - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Keep soils consistently moist. Dig up after foliage dieback or first frost and bring in to overwinter if in zones lower than 8. No serious pests or disease issues. Foliage is fragile, so protect from winds and watch for slugs.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Edging, Woodland Gardens, Cottage Gardesn, Foundation Plantings, Indoor Plants, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Begonia, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Botanicah - Southside's Biggest Plant Warehouse, caladium florida moonlight, (2) Quinn Dombrow, Moonlight, (3) K M, Athyrium x 'Ghost', Caladium 'Florida Moonlight', Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold' 110905
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
