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Caladium 'Thai Beauty' (Caladium): Striking Red & Green Leaves

Caladium 'Thai Beauty' (also 'Honglong') is a fancy-leaved caladium cultivar with large, heart-shaped leaves—deep green margins with a brilliant, glowing red center and red veins. An Araceae family member, it grows 12 to 18 inches tall.

Grown for its spectacular foliage, it thrives in heat, humidity, and bright shade. Tubers go dormant in winter; lift and store in cold climates. A stunning foliage plant for shaded borders, containers, or as a houseplant. Synonyms include Caladium bicolor.

Taxonomic Details

Family:Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee)
Genus:Caladium (ka-LAY-dee-um)
Cultivar:Thai Beauty
Additional cultivar information:(aka Honglong)
Synonym:Cyrtospadix bicolor
Synonym:Caladium x hortulanum
Synonym:Caladium bicolor

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