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Caladium bicolor

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Fancy-leafed Caladium

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	?
Width:	⇔
Lifespan:	⌛	tuberous perennial^sn
Origin:	✈	?
Poisonous:	☠	juices can swell throat^sn

Exposure:	☼	most prefer shadier spots
Water:	◍	careful, frequent water^sn
Features:	✓	colorful foliage^sn
Hardiness:	☃	?°C (60°F)^sn
Bloom:	❀
USDA Zones:		?
Sunset Zones:		25-27, or dig & store^sn

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Caladium

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bicolor

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Caladium bicolor, Vent. (Arum bicolor, Ait.). Petiole smooth, 3-7 times as long as the blade, pruinose toward the apex; blade ovate-sagittate, or ovate-triangular, variegated above, glaucous beneath; upper lobe semi- ovate, narrowing gradually to a cuspidate point, the basal ones one-half to but little shorter than the upper, oblong-ovate, obtuse, connate one-fifth to one-third their length. S. Amer. Intro. into cult. in 1773. B.M. 820.—Very common in cult., furnishing many of the fancy-leaved caladiums. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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+| name = ''Caladium bicolor''
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+| common_names = Fancy-leafed Caladium
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+| growth_habit = herbaceous
 | high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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 | origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
-| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
+| poisonous = juices can swell throat{{SSN}}
-| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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-| exposure = ?   <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
+| exposure = most prefer shadier spots
-| water = ?   <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
+| water = careful, frequent water{{SSN}}
-| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
+| features = colorful foliage{{SSN}}
-| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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 Caladium bicolor, Vent. (Arum bicolor, Ait.). Petiole smooth, 3-7 times as long as the blade, pruinose toward the apex; blade ovate-sagittate, or ovate-triangular, variegated above, glaucous beneath; upper lobe semi- ovate, narrowing gradually to a cuspidate point, the basal ones one-half to but little shorter than the upper, oblong-ovate, obtuse, connate one-fifth to one-third their length. S. Amer. Intro. into cult. in 1773. B.M. 820.—Very common in cult., furnishing many of the fancy-leaved caladiums.
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