| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial or Dappled Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 13 |
| Plant Height: | 2 to 3 feet (60-91cm) |
| Plant Spread: | 2 to 4 feet (60-121cm) |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Other: Berries white when ripe. |
| Flower Time: | Other: Seasonal |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant contain calcium oxalate crystals, an irritant to the mouth and esophagus. Toxic to cats and dogs. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Remove seeds from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
Taxonomic Notes:
Note 1: It is not clear why this plant is identified in cultivation as an Alocasia because all species of that genus possess a sterile appendix which is easily observable. Furthermore the leaves of the genus Alocasia are usually coriaceous but membranous in Caladium.
Note 3: When all plants in cultivation are derived vegetatively from one clone, the latter may then be regarded as a cultivar, which should carry the name C. praetermissum 'Hilo Beauty' or C. 'Hilo Beauty' (the cultivar epithet established by Graf, 1982 as part of the name Aloeasia 'Hilo Beauty').
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