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Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: White/Near White Inconspicuous/none
Bloom Time: N/A
Foliage: Grown for foliage Herbaceous Variegated Mottled Veined
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Suitable for growing in containers
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets) Allow cut surface to callous over before planting
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
On Jun 21, 2009, donnacreation from Sumter, SC (Zone 8a) wrote:
I planted this caladium here in central SC, zone 8a, and to my delight it survived our cold winter-lowest temp 10f. They returned in mid May and now they are even more robust than last year.
On Jul 2, 2008, vossner from Richmond, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
I got this lovely caladium in the 2007 Caladium4Less coop and it performed beautifully. Many of the bulbs returned in 2008. Some of the leaves are as big as elephant ears!
On Oct 13, 2003, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
San Antonio, Tx.
After much research on many differnt websites, I identified this caladium as "Red Flash". It has hardly any white and is a sturdy caladium. The neighborhood's roaming cats haven't demolished it yet! Because it is heavily mulched with spahgnum moss (the kind you top off container plantings to hide the dirt), I do not have to worry about watering it all the time during the hottest part of the summer. In 108 degree temperatures this summer, it never skipped a beat (although I did provide it a little extra water, naturally). It is still performing excellently in October. We haven't had any "cold spells" yet.
On Jul 22, 2003, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
'Red Flash' is a medium-height Caladium, with pink/red center with white splotches and surrounded by a wide band of green border.
Caladiums can be potted up in early spring, and kept in the greenhouse to get an early start on spring growth, or directly planted once soil is warm and danger of frost is past. Regular watering will keep them growing all season.
Lift tubers in the fall, and store in moist, cool (but not cold) peat or other medium. Or can be treated as a warm-season annual.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Foley, Alabama San Bernardino, California Bartow, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida North Fort Myers, Florida Port Charlotte, Florida Venice, Florida Hawkinsville, Georgia Benton, Kentucky Yukon, Oklahoma Albany, Oregon Norristown, Pennsylvania Sumter, South Carolina Austin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Richmond, Texas San Antonio, Texas
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