Caladium 'Freida Hemple'
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This bi-coloured beauty is quite the summer star; deep velvety crimson leaves with an almost luminescent lime green...
1 × bulb
£6.99
available to order from late spring
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Plant description
This bi-coloured beauty is quite the summer star; deep velvety crimson leaves with an almost luminescent lime green margin, ‘Freida Hemple’ is the perfect choice for a vibrant ‘hot’ themed summer planting scheme.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Light shade / shade
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Caladium Freida Hemple:
Caladium bulbs should be started off in pots under glass in early spring. Plant the bulbs so that their growing tip (eye) is 5cm below the soil. Water sparingly initially and keep the compost warm (about 20°C) to help them come out of their winter dormancy. They can be grown inside or planted outside from late May, but bring them back inside before the first frosts and keep the bulbs dry and frost-free throughout the winter months.
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
Dormancy is a natural process, triggered by a reduction in light, cooler temperatures, and drier air and soil mimicking the seasonal changes in the plant's natural environment. If the plant is beginning to enter a dormant period by shedding leaves or discolouring and dying back then reduce watering, light and maintain cooler conditions. The corm or bulb should only be watered lightly when the top inch of soil has become dry. The plant will regrow when warm, bright, moist conditions return.
Please note:
This bulb dies back after flowering each year and enters a period of rest ahead of regrowth the following season.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin/eye irritant
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