Any one for Caladium

Hi All

Has anyone grown these before, new to me but look really interesting

Spruce

 

Hello Spruce. I have them, along with their relatives Alocasia and Colocasia. The Colocasia lives outdoors permanently and the Caladium and Alocasia in an unheated outdoor living room. It is amazing the shapes of the leaves and the patterns and of course the colours on the Caladiums.

I also have three Begonia rex which have fascinating leaves.

 

I tried them half heartedly one year, without much success, but then I tend to struggle with Alocasia and colocasia.
Not enough humidity and heat.
Thinking a shaded greenhouse would be best.

 

I do have one end of the greenhouse that I keep shaded .

Just have to find a supplier next , I have seen one called White Chiristmas that looks really good

Spruce

 

I thought I would share what I have found the best one out of 3 suppliers , well up to now


http://www.angliabulbs.com/index.php

Lots of great things to try

Spruce

 

I`ve ordered lots of bulbs from there last year and they are really good , unfortunatly I`ve found a different website , with better price ,
But I would still raccomend Anglia Bulbs

 

please tell Sal as I havnt ordered any yet and I have xmas ££ to spend

Spruce

 

Spruce , trust me you will hate me after , found some of the most amazing tropical bulbs and few quids cheper then anglia bulbs .........

 

please sal . tell me

 

Yes, tell me as well!!!!

Val

 

I bought Caladiums from Anglia Bulbs last year, along with a bunch of other things. Large sized bulbs in general, and good prices, so I recommend them as being good value for money (i.e. without sending you uselessly small plants etc like some of the cheap & cheerful suppliers).

But they failed to supply part of my order and as a result I had no Gladioli at all last Summer as whilst I waited patiently for them to arrive it became too late to reorder elsewhere, and their promise to "keep me informed" didn't work well, so they may be a victim of being a small outfit.

 

WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE FROM Sal

 

Told Spruce , but still waiting to know if liked or not .....


I`ve never ordered caladium because everyone told me that they are to hard to overwinter or keep alive .

 

He will be watching tv again SPRUCE!Turn it off!