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Aug 11, 2016 1:55 AM CST
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
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In the winter before last I took one of my Kathleen bulbs as a gift to my Brazilian friends who generously offered me and my friend a stay in their house.
To my surprise, the plant seemed to revert to how it looked like originally. Still not quite the same though as the newly sprouted one,
I think it proves that the climate really has a big influence on the appearance.
The rainforest climate, warm and very humid, I suppose must be very similar to the area in Florida where they are being grown.
After all Caladium bicolor are native to Brazil and I did meet them once in a while on my walks in the forest.
The Belgian summers are very whimsical, the temperature can fall or rise considerably in just one day, humidity levels also being very variable not consistent.

Kathleen in the misty rainforest:
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