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caladium /kəˈleɪdɪəm /noun (plural caladiums)A tropical South American plant of the arum family, which is cultivated for its brilliantly coloured ornamental foliage.- Genus Caladium, family Araceae.
For especially dramatic container plants, try the summer flower bulbs, for starters: tuberose, oxalis, agapanthus, cannas, begonias, dahlias, caladiums, lilies, or elephant ears....- ‘Bulbs are the flamboyant superstars of summer - think of lilies, dahlias, tuberous begonias, canna, caladium, gladioli, elephant ears, pineapple plants and agapanthus,’ she said.
- A member of the arum family, the caladium is a tuberous - rooted, perennial, herbaceous plant, in leaf from May until late September.
OriginModern Latin, from Malay keladi. |