Before planting there is a procedure that will give you many more leaves. If planted upside down or cut into quarters, the tubers will produce a great many leaves.
Caladiums are among our most widely used plants for summer color.
They are valued because of their beautifully colored leaves which are produced freely under proper growing conditions. They are grown as pot plants on shaded patios, terraces, and porches and in ground beds beneath trees. Caladiums offer the gardener with a shaded location underneath trees, a real opportunity for long lasting color while many other summer plants fail. They are grown from tubers which in reality are fleshy underground stems bearing buds. A few preliminaries Before planting, check your soil situation.