Caladium bicolor 'White Christmas' /White Christmas Caladium

Caladium bicolor 'White Christmas'   / Caladium bicolor 'White Christmas'
An excellent green and white caladium very popular for the shade garden
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An excellent green and white caladium very popular for the shade garden

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Scientific Name: Caladium bicolor 'White Christmas'
Common Name: White Christmas Caladium
Leaf Type: Broadleaf
Height: 1-2 feet
Spread: 1-2 feet
Light Exposure: Part Sun, Filtered Shade, Shade
Drainage: Well drained, Moist
Rate of Growth: Fast
Water Requirement: Medium
Maintenance Level: Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments: One of the larger growing varieties with white in the leaves. Over 1,000 named varieties and some newer ones are sun-tolerant. Used for color in shady to part shady are in the late spring and summer landscape. Do not plant the tubers outside until the night temperature average 60 F. Caladium tubers seldome overwinter in the ground except in zones 10 and 11. Plant tubers in a loose, porous soils that are well drained.