Caladium 'Summer Breeze'

'Summer Breeze' caladium is an absolute stunner with deep-pink veins traversing green-edged, white leaves. Heat and higher humidity with lots of indirect light will keep caladiums happy during their growing season, adding breathtaking color to outdoor shade or indoor gardens. As temperatures drop in the fall, gardeners can prolong the life of their caladium by moving it indoors, but even that will be only a temporary fix.

Like most plants that grow from tubers/bulbs/corms, caladiums need a rest period and as that time approaches, all those beautiful leaves will begin to droop and die. There are many videos online showing how to overwinter the tubers but in our Pacific NW climate, it may require more effort than many people are willing to expend. The simplest approach is to cut back all the dead leaves and stop watering the pot until new leaves appear in the spring. Given the right environment, they may come back, or not, so many gardeners treat these beauties as summer annuals.

Common Name: Caladium

Mature Size: 12" - 24" tall and wide

Growth Rate: Moderate

Optimum Temperature:

• 65° F
• 70° F
• 75° F

Characteristics: Not pet-friendly; container lover; will go dormant in the winter.

Light: Well-lit room, no direct sun. May be grown in the summer shade garden.

Water Requirements: Water thoroughly when soil is dry. Stop watering when plant becomes dormant, then resume when leaves reappear.

Foliage Color: White

Bloom Color: None

Bloom Time: N/A

Structure: Mounding

Photos: Real images, not stock photos

Please Note: When Ground Shipping is selected, plants will be shipped on the following Monday to help maintain the plant quality.