Red Flash Caladium is a tuberous tropical annual with an upright habit grown for its broad and colorful foliage. The huge arrowhead shaped leaves are deep green with distinctive dark red veining and splashed with pink. Grows best in part sun with rich, well-drained acidic soils.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
2’ - 3’ |
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Spread: |
1’ - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
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, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Indoor Plants and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Begonia, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Caladium bicolor Red Flash 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Caladium bicolor Red Flash 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Kembangraps, Caladium bicolor2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Arria Belli, Caladium unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0, (5) Photos by James St. John, Caladium bicolor or Caladium x hortulanum (fancy-leaved caladium) 9,+ (6) Caladium bicolor or Caladium x hortulanum (fancy-leaved caladium) 10
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
