Carolyn Whorton angel wings
Caladium bicolor 'Carolyn Whorton'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun or 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
'Carolyn Whorton' angel wings (Caladium bicolor 'Carolyn Whorton') 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 full sun to full shade and average to wet, loamy soil. Its glossy, arrow-shaped leaves have pink and green spots, red veins, and a green edge. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. You can save the corms over winter and plant them again in spring.
Pairs well with Taro, Staghorn fern, Bitter ginger, and Dragon Wing Red begonia.