Carolyn Wharton Caladium is a tuberous tropical annual with an upright habit grown for its broad and colorful foliage. The huge arrowhead shaped leaves are green with distinctive bright red veining and heavily splashed with pink. Grows best in part sun with rich, well-drained acidic soils. Carolyn Wharton can tolerate full sun.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
1.5’ - 2’ |
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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 Carolyn Wharton 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Caladium bicolor Carolyn Wharton 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Caladium aracea 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
