Few plant species offer such a wide variety in shape and color as the Caladium. Here not only the leaf color differs also in size and variance within the genus is huge. Within the genus Caladium there are about 20 species. The Caladium so popular with us are in the end hybrids from the Caladium Bicolor.
So there is not only currently already a wide range of different species, almost every year new hybrids appear on the market.
On this page you will find an overview of the most common Caladium species in the following articles. Is your favorite species not there? Then just write me a message with a photo and I’ll be happy to include it 🙂
Caladium species
Caladium “Pearl Blush No.1”
As a Strap Leaf variety, the Caladium Pearl Blush No.1 has very wide and large leaves. The base color is a light green which is mottled. The leaf veins have a light pink and the leaf margins are dark green speckled. Plants grow relatively tall, yet remain compact in growth….
Caladium “Miss Muffet”
Miss Muffet immediately catches the eye. There are many pink dots on the bright leaves which are adorned by a light green leaf in the background. The leaf edges are also pink and the leaf veins are rather white. Some of the spotting can also occur in dark green. The…
Caladium “Valentina”
Like the Caladium Kelly, the Caladium Valentina is sold primarily as a mini plant in garden centers. Here the plant has a dark red base color, the leaf veins are dark green. The young leaves are often not yet fully colored and appear rather greenish with little red. As the…
Caladium “Kelly”
The Caladium Kelly is sold mainly as a mini plant in the garden center. Here the plant has a white base color, the leaf veins are green and irregularly distributed are pink dots. Depending on the incidence of light, the leaves can change color very differently and so it can…
Caladium “Brandywine”
Almost completely deep red, the Caladium Brandywine comes along. The leaves sometimes have a dark green leaf margin. The plants can grow very large and even the individual leaves can reach an enormous size with diameters over 30cm. Caladium Brandywine fact sheet: Height:up to 60cmLeaf:large heart-shaped leavesLeaf texture: fixedColor:Basic color…
Caladium “Pink Beauty”
Once again, a highly pied species that is a feast for the eyes, especially for friends of variegated plants. The leaves are again rather parchment-like and white a white/pink/pink base color, which is traversed by pink leaf veins and ends in green white pied leaf margins. Pink Beauty is one…
Caladium “Florida Sweetheart”
One of the caladiums sold in stores as a “fancy leave” variant. What does it mean? Some of the leaves are wavy and the leaves generally appear a bit more compact than other caladiums. The petioles don’t get very long and this makes the plant look much more compact and…
Caladium “Spring Fling”
You haven’t seen anything like it! Pink, transparent, almost translucent leaves. Want to have? Then you need the Caladium Spring Fling. The leaves were rather late in developing their pink color on mine, and before that were primarily white with larger pink sprinkles. After the first pink/pink leaves developed the…
Caladium “Fantasy”
Another white, pink caladia is the Fantasy. Unlike the Caladium Fiesta, the Fantasy has a much higher green content that runs through almost all of the leaf veins. This creates a fine network of leaf veins, which is adorned by pink accents in the main veins. The leaves tend to…
Caladium “Fiesta”
Probably one of the most special caladiums on the market. The Caladium fiesta has a white base color and is interspersed with pink leaf veins. This makes the plant look just fake and I had to prove the authenticity of the plant to visitors several times. The color of the…
Caladium “Autumn Beauty”
The Caladium Autumn Beauty is for those who love surprises. Why? Simple: with Autumn Beauty, you don’t know what the next leaves have in store for you. Variegated variegated caladia is almost an understatement. The largest leaf on my plant was red and had different sprinkles and variegations on the…
Caladium “White Christmas”
Anyone who likes white variegated plants will have their heart set on this caladia. Caladium White Christmas gets lots of white green leaves and can develop almost completely white leaves under lots of light. The plant grows bushy and also grows up to 50cm tall. In contrast to the Caladium…
Caladium “Candidum”
Caladium candidum is one of the white, green species. The leaves took a while to fully develop on my bulb. So at first there were only very small, green leaves on the plant and only the later leaves developed the typical coloration. In general, the Caladium candidum can reach a…
