Caladium Zone

Starting your tubers: Plant your tubers with the "eyes" upward--one tuber to a 4" pot, and 3 tubers in a gallon-size. (Who says you can't have great color in the shade!) Caladiums around trees or in other shady areas have long been beautiful features...

With their brilliant colors in fascinating designs, and large heart-shaped leaves, they've become landscape favorites, especially since they are perfect for shaded areas. Right at home in hot, humid areas.

Starting your tubers: Plant your tubers with the 'eyes' upward--one tuber to a 4" pot, and 3 tubers in a gallon-size. (Who says you can't have great color in the shade!) Caladiums around trees or in other shady areas have long been beautiful features...

Great color in the shade: Growing Caladiums: Great for pots. And in fall, the pots make everything simple. Use about 1 1/2" of soil over the tubers. This is how many northern gardeners grow these beauties.

With their brilliant colors in fascinating designs, and large heart-shaped leaves, they've become landscape favorites, especially since they are perfect for shaded areas. Starting your tubers: Plant your tubers with the 'eyes' upward--one tuber to a 4"...

The spathe is a far cry from what we usually deem as flowers, lacking petals and most other features of a typical bloom. They do have an interesting structure and are the reproductive system of the plant.There is no shortage of forms of caladium, as there...

However, they're not too far from the greenhouse - just in case. This dollar stretching extends to bulbs and tubers that must be lifted and stored if they are to last for another season.Last fall we budget-conscious gardeners in areas with freezing winter...

Growing Caladium as indoor plants has its challenges, though, as the plant requires high humidity and heated home interiors are generally quite arid.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });Additionally, Caladium...

But before you decide to grow fancy leaf caladiums, there are a few things you should know about them and their care.originated in Peru and around the Amazon Basin in Brazil. The bulbs can be moved outdoors anytime thereafter as long as the outdoor soil...

Their size depends on the variety. Once spring returns, you can replant outdoors. In fact, watering them on a weekly basis is recommended. Once their foliage yellows and begins falling over, caladiums can be carefully lifted from the ground.

They are shaped likeand can get up to 18 inches long. Leave them in for 30 minutes to kill harmful fungi. Colder or hotter temperatures will create stunted growth in the plants.Caladiums like sunlight, but not suddenly.

(10 C.) in a dry place. Store them at 50 F. Don't try to remove any of the dirt from the roots yet. (15 C.), dig up your caladium bulb with the foliage still attached. Also known as elephant ear, caladium is native to South America.

Frost will kill caladiums and you need to keep them out of frost.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });9 or higher, you can leave your caladium bulbs in the ground year round, as they can survive the winters...

Who knows how many interesting plants didn't make the cut because they lacked some characteristic that the hybridizer was after? It may be two years before they are large enough to show their unique distinguishing colors.

‘Big Lifeberry' flowers in spring and early summer and fruiting starts in late summer and continues through fall. When it's time to harvest, leave the berries on the vine until they are bright red for the sweetest flavor.

Until I saw this one, I had never seen a Caladium with a shiny leaf before.As far as I have been able to determine, the origin of these new Caladiums is rooted in royalty. Now that Thai Caladiums are out of the bag, as it were, we have a chance to see...

While they require a moist environment, care should be taken to not let them sit in swampy conditions, as the tubers will rot. Caladiums love moist conditions, and grow best when supplied with plenty of water.Place your container in an area that is at...

It's also one of the most forgiving if you have non-fertile soil and it handles a zone 3 winter easily. American Elderberries need to be cross pollinated that's why we are offering this Set.

It will die back to the ground in cold climates and often needs extra mulch for winter protection in zone 5. The woody vine has three-lobed, dark green leaves and it climbs by tendrils so give it a fence, trellis or other structure to grow on.

Elderberry is well known as an ingredient in wines and jams but it's also used to help mitigate colds and flu because of its antiviral properties. That's why we are also offering an American Elderberry Set (product P9160-2X), that also includes American...

An orange-blossom fragrance arrives during its blooming season, fall to spring, although we often find it blooming sporadically in the summer. It loves it cool and evenly moist with little to no fertilizer.

Franchetii) Grown for its decorative, bright orange, lantern-like coverings over its fruits, Dwarf Chinese Lantern is a new shorter variety that only grows about 10” tall and is ideal for containers.

Mature flowers are dark pinkish-red and remain colorful for months. ‘Zinfin Doll' is an early bloomer. This low maintenance, hardy perennial makes a dramatic and colorful statement in any landscape.

Hardy Kiwi Set 'Anna' (Actinidia hybrids) Hardy kiwi has emerald-green flesh and a sweet taste similar to fuzzy kiwi, but they're smaller and you eat them like a grape, tender skin and all.

The vine only grows 5-6' long so it's ideal for a trellis where it can climb and show off its spectacular beauty. It will reward you with stunning flowers the whole season long. In the early spring, simply prune to 18” tall.

The 1-2” wide leaves are narrower than most other sansevierias and in a container ‘Bantel's Sensation' grows 36” tall. This showy plant makes an excellent houseplant since it filters indoor toxins from the air and is an indestructible houseplant.

How is the drainage? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, winter temperatures in plant hardiness zone 5 regions dip to -20 degrees Fahrenheit (-29 C.). Is the area you intend a vine to inhabit in shade?