Shade Gardening: Landscaping the north side, 1 by dax080

dax080 wrote:
Hi, just got back from out of town so I missed a few days - yep, caladiums have to be pulled here if you want to save them, but I don't - too lazy. You can get bulbs from Caladium World at about $1 apiece so I just buy them each year - that way I can change the variety too.

Anyway, I just plant them directly in the ground, but not until about mid-May. The ground must be 55 - 60 degrees for them to germinate. With water, they will grow very quickly for you. I have good-sized plants by mid-summer.

Dax

Here's a pic from the first week of August