Miss Muffet Caladium is a small tuberous tropical annual with an upright habit grown for its broad and colorful foliage. The huge arrowhead shaped leaves are powdered pale green with dark pink freckles. Grows best in part sun with rich, well-drained acidic soils.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
0.5’ - 1’ |
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Spread: |
0.5’ - 1’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 11 |
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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. Note: skin contact may cause irritation.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Foundation Plantings, Indoor Plants and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Fern, Begonia, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Jim, the Photographer, Caladium (Caladium), (2) Distinguished Reflections, Caladium Miss Muffet (Caladium x hortulanum), (3) Forest and Kim Starr, starr-120613-9632-Caladium_bicolor-assorted_colors-Home_Depot_Nursery_Kahului-Maui, (4) Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 160725 393 Chi Bot Gdn Enabling Gdn - Caladium 'Little Miss Muffet', Carpinus caroliniana, Impatiens Celebrette™ series, (2) 150823 60 West Village, Hudson St at 8th Ave, Abingdon Square, Heuchera 'Palace Purple', Caladium 'Little Miss Muffet', Hosta cv, Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
