Candidum Junior angel wings
Caladium bicolor 'Candidum Junior'
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size12 to 24 inches tallup to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Green, orange, red
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, pink, red/burgundy, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Candidum Junior' angel wings (Caladium bicolor 'Candidum Junior') is a bulb for borders, containers, and shade gardens. 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 wet, loamy soil. The leaves mix green, white, pink, and red with silver tones. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. It forms a clump up to 24 inches tall.
Pairs well with Blue star fern, Evergold sedge, and Kahili ginger.