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Pink Caladium
Caladium bicolor · Perennial
Pink Caladium is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 9-10, that matures to about 1–2.5 ft × 1–2.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow and green blooms in fall, spring and summer. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-10
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2.5 ft × 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in-3 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Yellow, Green, Pink, Red, Variegated, White
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green
- Bloom season
- Fall, Spring, Summer
- Toxic to
- People, Children, Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Central and northern South America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Pink Caladium’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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