Botanical name: Caladium bicolor, syn. Caladium x hortulanum
Origin: South America
Common Names: elephant ear, heart of jesus and angel wings
The Caladium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant.
Caladiums are divided into two main leaf types: Fancy-leaf caladiums and Strap-leaf caladiums. The Fancy-leaf varieties generally have large heart-shaped leaves, sometimes growing to more than a foot long.
Strap-leaf varieties typically have a more narrower arrow- or lance-shaped foliage. The Strap varieties are more compact and a bit more cold tolerant.
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