The original blog post was released on 29/05/ 2020 and can be read here in Dutch. The translation was made with the help of DeepL on 25/01/2021 The caladium, a beautiful plant that is becoming more and more popular. You can find it in some garden centers or plant stores as a plant or as a tuber. This tuberous plant is native to the tropical regions of America and they are loved for their fantastically beautiful leaves. In the fall, the leaves dry up and fall off. You can save the tuber for the following year. Keep the soil slightly moist during the growth period and ensure good humidity. From the end of the summer give a little less water to let the leaves die. The caladium likes a light place, be careful with direct sunlight this can burn the leaves. In summer you may give 1x / 2-3 weeks a diluted portion of nutrition. Let the root tubers sprout again in March in a pot with soil and peat (or perlite). Stick the rhizomes 2 cm deep in a mixture of equal parts soil and peat. Water more as the leaves grow. Store the root tubers in dry peat in winter at a temperature of 13-16 degrees. I find the plant easier to keep than I thought beforehand. They grow fast towards the light so turning the plant a quarter turn daily can prevent them from growing all slanted like mine are doing now. It's the first year I've had them myself & so this fall will be the first time I've had to store them to last the winter. The caldiums also make flowers, it is recommended to cut these away and save the energy for making the beautiful leaves. If you want to see more caladiums, be sure to check out #Caladium #Caladiumlovers A lot of info I found in this book: 1001 Houseplants. There rest of info on the site where I ordered 3 bulbs from: Bulbs&leafs. And highly recommended is also the video of mama botanica. Did you like it? Please leave a 👍 below & follow my plant adventures on Instagram!
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AuthorCrazy plant lady who likes to inspire others! Everything I write here comes from my own experience, knowledge that I gained by reading books and on the internet. If I would literally copy someone's info, I would do my best to link it of course! Do you spot typos or do you have other concerns, let me know! Have fun reading! I've only just started writing English blogs since January 2021, that's why there are many Dutch blogs and not so many English ones.
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