Burning Heart elephant’s ear
Caladium 'Burning Heart'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size12 to 18 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White spathe and white spadix
Garden uses
Notes
'Burning Heart' elephant's ear (Caladium 'Burning Heart') is a bulb for accents, shade gardens, and annual beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to wet soil. It grows 12 to 18 inches tall and spreads up to 18 inches. White flowers with a white spadix appear from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Begonia, False shamrock, Sedge, and White bigleaf hydrangea.