Caladium Care

Caladium Care

Caladium Care

Caladium are beautiful leafy plants that thrive in high humidity. They can grow large beautiful leaves in bright light and come back from bulb year after year.


Popular varieties: Sangria, Pink Beauty, White Christmas, Moonlight, Marie Moireshop all Caladium

Light: 

  • Requires bright, indirect light - direct sun will burn the thin leaves
  • Can tolerate medium light in front of north or east window

Water: 

  • Water when topsoil feels dry to the touch 
  • They need to be watered regularly, roughly once a week depending on environmental conditions 

Humidity

  • Native to South American rainforests, humidity is crucial 
  • Misting and placing a saucer filled with pebbles and water under the container helps, but a humidifier is best.

Soil Type: 

  • Prefers well draining, rich soil 
  • Rich potting mix with peat moss or coco coir and perlite

Toxicity Level: 

  • Toxic to animals 

Additional Information:

  • During the winter the leaves may fall off and the bulbs go dormant 
  • Does not have any tolerance for cold; try to keep at temperatures of 65 degrees or higher 
  • They are tuberous plants that grow foliage only from spring to autumn
  • You can then either lift the tubers, allow them to dry and store them in peat in a breathable bag or leave them in the soil and suspend watering

    West-facing light

    In the window getting direct sun: Majesty Palm, Philodendron Selloum, Philodendron Xanadu, Euphorbia, Coconut Palm, Cordyline, Yucca, Sago Palm

    In bright filtered or indirect light away from direct sun: Philodendron, Palms, Monstera, Alocasia, Ficus, Hoya, Peperomia, Pothos.

    South-facing light

    In the window getting bright direct sun: Majesty PalmEuphorbiaCordylinePhilodendron, Ficus, Alocasia,

    In bright filtered or indirect light away from direct sun: PalmsMonsteraHoyaPeperomiaPothos, Calathea, Ferns, Snake Plants

    East-facing light

    In the window getting unobstructed bright direct morning sun: (Some) Philodendron CordatumFicus MidnightPothosKentia Palm, Peperomia, CalatheaFernsDracaena, Bella Palm, Pothos,

    In filtered or indirect light away from the window: Golden Pothos, Jade Pothos, Pothos Silver SplashSnake Plants, Dracaena Lisa, zz plants

    East-facing light is low to moderate light for plants. We highly recommend supplementing with grow lights for any plants you place away from your East-facing window.

    North-facing Light

    In the window getting unobstructed light: Philodendron CordatumPothosPeperomiaCalatheaFernsDracaenaBella PalmPothos

    Away from the window: Snake PlantsDracaena Lisa, zz plants

    North-facing light is the lowest light possible for plants. In low light plants need less water and can be difficult to care for. We highly recommend supplementing with grow lights for any plants you place away from your North-facing window.