Caladium 'Carolyn Whorton'
€5 – €30 · Coming soon
Large heart-shaped leaves, bright pink at the centre, red veins and a green margin: the sharpest contrast among Caladiums. Worth knowing before you buy: in autumn it drops every leaf and goes dormant. The tuber is kept dry and dark through the winter and starts again in spring — this is not an evergreen and should not look like one.
Care sheet
- Light
- Bright indirect light, never direct sun in the middle of the day
- Humidity
- 55-70%
- Temperature
- 18-27°C
- Watering
- Evenly moist substrate while in leaf. Stop altogether once the leaves yellow.
- Substrate
- 40% peat · 30% perlite · 20% bark · 10% humus
- Propagation
- Tuber division at the end of dormancy
How to propagate it
- Lift the tuber once the leaves have dried
- Let it air-dry for two days
- Cut it into pieces with at least one eye each
- Dust the cuts with activated charcoal
- Replant in spring 2-3 cm deep, eyes up
Shipping and guarantee
Shipped in insulated packaging, leaving on Mondays and Tuesdays. 30-day establishment guarantee. Home nursery in Ferrara, Italy; collection by appointment.