angel wings
Caladium bicolor
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 2.5 feet tall1 to 2.5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Greenish-white
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, pink, red/burgundy, variegated, white
Garden uses
Notes
Angel wings (Caladium bicolor) is a bulb for borders, containers, and accents. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist soil. The leaves come in gold, green, pink, red, burgundy, and white, and many are variegated. It grows 12 to 30 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Japanese forest grass, Cyclamen, and Dracaena.
Native range
Central and northern South America.