Caladium 'Pink Splash'
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Slender stems carry large, arrow-shaped, bright green leaves, which are attractively patterned with pink splotches. A showy addition...
12cm pot | 25cm tall
£19.99
available to order from late spring
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Plant description
Slender stems carry large, arrow-shaped, bright green leaves, which are attractively patterned with pink splotches. A showy addition to a bright windowsill with indirect light, its colourful foliage will add contrast and warmth to a mixed display.
Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery alternative), but we have a wide and wonderful range on our website to choose from.
Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery alternative), but we have a wide and wonderful range on our website to choose from.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
How to care for Caladium Pink Splash:
This plant is happiest in a warm, humid atmosphere, where it has access to a regular supply of water during its growing season. Therefore, try to maintain temperatures around 20C, keep well watered when it has leafy top growth, and either mist it with water regularly, or place it alongside other plants on a tray of moistened pebbles. Caladiums are bulbous plants, so it is quite normal for them to die back completely during their dormant period. At this point they can be kept in their pots, but do not water them again until they start to put on fresh new growth.
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:
The leaves of this house plant will die back each year as the temperatures drop, but fresh new growth will appear again in warmer conditions.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten; skin/eye irritant
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