Data specific to Caladiums (Edit)
Leaf shape: Fancy
Primary leaf color: Red
Misc Caladium Details: Sun tolerant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 13
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fruit: Other: Berries white when ripe.
Underground structures: Tuber
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: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: Unknown
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Fancy-leaf Caladium
  • Angel Wings
  • Heart of Jesus
Also sold as:
  • 'Flash Rouge'
  • 'Redflash'

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2017-07-22
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2021-05-25
Bloom (consisting of a spathe & spadix)
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-06-23
Location: morning sun only - zone 7
Date: 2019-08-04
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-06-23
Location: Kitchen steps
Date: 2008-0621
Backlit by the sun.
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2012-0727
Just a few bulbs makes such a nice display.
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2012-0730
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2014-04-24
giant draped leaf grown strictly indoors: corm bought 8 yrs ago f
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-05-29
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-07-08
'Red Flash' with 'White Queen' back right and small 'Fire Chief,
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2012-0727
This is the mammoth version of Red Flash caladium. Purchased thro
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2012-0730
Grows well in full sun here in zone 7, Long Island, NY
Location: Saint Johns, FL
Date: 2023-05-13
18" leaves.
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2020-08-26
Location: Longwood Gardens, PA
Date: 2016-06-07
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2013-0730
Huge leaves!
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2014-05-11
This lights up a shady area next to my house with the beautiful r
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2014-05-11
This plant has a very unusual looking bloom. When pollinated, it
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-08-05
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-06-22
Mixed pot of Caladiums, with Red Flash.
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-09-06
Photo taken with flash because it's getting dark in the atrium.
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2014-05-24
8 years with me - grown indoors
Photo by skylark

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-08
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 2014-04-24
7" bloom on mature (8 yr old from buying) corm, grown indoors
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2012-0701
It's better for the plant to remove any flower stalks.
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2012-07-30
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-08-31

Date: 2016-07-13
Location: Kitchen counter
Date: 2012-0511
Showing size difference between 5 mammoth Red Flash and 10 #1 siz
Location: Courtyard 
Date: 2012-0522
Mammoth Red Flash bulbs are enormous!

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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