Fancy-Leaf Caladium is a perennial plant grown for its large and showy leaves. It has no stems - the leaves arise directly from the tuber, 6-12
inches long stalks. The stalks are attached to the leaves near the center,
rather than at one end (peltate). Leaf are arrow-shaped, 6-14 inches long,
and variously spotted or streaked with pink, red, gray, or white. The
inflorescence is a 9 inch greenish white spadix, covered by a spathe.
Fruit a berry with several or many small ovoid seeds.
The whole plant, by the end of its growing season, is about 2 ft tall and
2 ft wide. Fancy-Leaf Caladium is native to South America, grown as a
garden plant throughout the tropical world. There are several cultivars
with varying ornamental leaves.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
Photographed in Nasik & Delhi.
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