A compact, brilliant red-and-green Caladium with long ruffled foliage and a terrific tolerance for sun! Red Ruffles is what's called a "strap" Caladium (because of the strap-like shape of the leaves), and is just perfect for planting in sunnier, smaller spaces than the big shade-loving fancy-leaved types can tolerate! However, it's also happy in part shade, so you can put it in front of (or even among) your fancy-leaves for a lovely contrast in texture!

This foliage is so elegant -- long, slender, and deeply ruffled, adding nice texture to any setting. The plant sets its leaves in layers, for a lovely "mounded up" look that really makes the garden or planter look lush! Each leaf is a brilliant strawberry-red with a crisp spring-green edge. Striking!

Unlike fancy-leaved Caladiums, Red Ruffles is tolerant of full sunshine, though it flourishes best if given a bit of shade. This makes it much more adaptable to different garden spots -- and its compact size ensures that it will look great in any space, large or small! Give it well-drained soil and it will take off, combining well in front of fancy-leaved types.

Caladium is easy to grow and very rewarding. The only thing you can really do wrong is to plant the bulbs too early in spring; they need really warm soil, so wait until the garden soil feels pleasantly warm when you sink your index finger into it. Set them "upside down" -- the knobby side up! -- and before you know it, long, furled tendrils will shoot up, each opening to reveal a long, slender, ruffled red leaf! Red Ruffles forms a lush plant just 12 to 14 inches tall, 18 inches wide. (If you're planting a bunch of Red Ruffles in the garden, space the bulbs about 15 inches apart for solid coverage -- and bask in the glory of this attention-getter all season!)

This plant remains for many months, asking only to be dug up before the first hard frost and stored in a cool, dark location until next spring!

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Growing Zones:
    Zones 8 - 10
Sun Exposure:
    Shade
    Part Shade
Soil Types/Tolerance:
    Normal, loamy
Ship Form:
    Bulb

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