Caladium Candidum Senior (Caladium x Hortulanum)

Care Guide

How to Care for Caladium Candidum Senior (Caladium x Hortulanum)?

The Senior Caladium falls under the list of caladiums that have been hybridized for gardens in the higher range of plant zones, surviving a wider range of lighting conditions (where simple bicolor plants dislike direct sunlight, the hybrids can take it a bit better). Even still, these plants quickly retreat at the first signs of winter, going into dormancy until the weather gets warmer, brighter, and more humid. While you can maintain the plant throughout the year by supplementing light and heat, there’s nothing wrong with cutting the plant back, putting it in a warm dry pot of peat moss, and waiting for it to bounce back in the spring.