Caladium Care Tips and Propagation - WITH UPDATES!
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- Опубликовано: 31 мар 2022
- In this episode I share the general caladium care tip and propagation. While caladiums cover a wide range of species and cultivar, their anatomy and care requirements are almost similar. They are highly misunderstood in terms of care, therefore I recommend to take notes, and feel free to ask questions. This is hands down my most exciting and adventurous propagation to date, with results that are mind blowing and satisfying at the end of the video.
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I have 35 caladium species and 90% of them live under direct sun and rain. You will experience some sunburnt leaves at first but be patient and the new growth will adjust. Their colors become super vibrant especially those that have any pink or red on them. Also they become much less leggy.
In my experience, the size and amount of leaves depends on the size of the bulb and not the amount of roots so try not to chop the bulbs up too tiny unless you don’t mind having tiny new shoots. Also, if you want the leaves to grow bigger faster, you will need to only keep max 2 leaves at a time until you reach your desired size. Caladiums are heavy feeders so I give them fishmeal. And yes, you should wear gloves when handling “cut up” caladium bulbs. Greetings from Malaysia
Mine died quickly in the sun. But I live in a very dry, hot climate. I am trying to revive them now
Could be due to a sudden change in environment. They do bounce back from nothing though.
Good tips especially on the bulb size VS leaf size
Hi may I know what soil mix you use for your outdoors caladium survive this monsoon season in malaysia? It keeps raining nowadays and my caladiums tend to have root rots and bulbs.
@@sitisarahmohdtauhed3872 I use something that looks quite similar to Sean's forest floor potting mix for all my caladiums but I also add in some raw rice hulls as well. Coco peat, perlite, burnt rice hull (corse), raw rice hull, goat manure, dried leaves and twigs. Sorry I don't measure my mix. I just eyeball. You can check out his forest floor potting mix which is good enough but add some coco peat
I never tire of the content, and I absolutely love how it feels like we’re hanging out and you’re sharing information on care, tips, pitfalls, and explaining why. Never feels like you’re assuming we know things, so it feels like your care videos are comprehensive.
Thank you Sean! It’s a joy to watch your channel.
It’s hard not to have a crush on you when you’re such a hands on, responsible plant dad! Not to mention you have a way with teaching.
😂 You can smell the good genes 😂
Wow you are too kind ❤️
You always seem so nice and friendly! And always so knowledgeable yet humble when you speak. I enjoy watching all of your videos
Thank uouu 🥰
Your videos are so knowledgeable and enjoyable! Everyone thinks I’m so knowledgeable on plants but I’ve I’ve learned from the best!!
Whoaaaa thank you for that dose of positivity!
I definitely appreciated the 5 week update to show the propagation success. It validated what you were doing.
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You have the best personality. I love your enthusiasm so much! 💗 Thanks for the great content
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watching! your videos are always so detailed and informative. Its good to see the successful propagation!
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Thanks so much for the tips. I enjoyed your video. It's been very helpful coz you answered all my questions about my caladiums.
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Those babies at the end are too cute 🥰🌱
Wow great success Sean, thank you for taking us on this journey 🌷💚🙃
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I love your channel! You’ve helped me bunch! Love you and keep making videos!🥰
Yayeee thanks for the dose of positivity!
Sean. You are extremely brave with the cuttings. I am motivated!
Haha thank you. They are quite fun to multiply
Hi, from Hong Kong. We have a flower market and very recently, they sell small baby caladiums super cheaply. HKD10 for 3 and many of us go grab some and try to grow them. It is getting popular in Taiwan a few years back but never a big popular plant in Hong Kong. Now I have about 20 at my office with indirect light and A/C on for 5 days of the week and they are growing bigger and bigger every day. I love them. They are quite easy to handle and I love the big leaves with stunning colours.
Whoaaa your office must be really colorful 🥰🥰 didnt know they can handle AC well. Thanks for the share!
Sean your so funny I'm enjoying watching you propagating the Caladium. 😊
This is my second plant ever..I’m a newbies plant mom! Super helpful!! It was already growing out of the bottom of the pot when I bought it so I just repotted. I didn’t want to propogate it so I just kept the clumps together..fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Good luckkk hehe. These are not the easiest actually
Best regards from Costa Rica. Love these caladium plants. Enjoyed you clip.
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Wished I saw this video sooner. Mine actually do well in afternoon light. My first one went dormant (mistook for dead ). I found roots coming out of the bulb I dug out months later. That was a surprise to me. Wow! It is giving me a full season now. I felt so confident, I now own four more! 😌
Hehe yes these guys are survivors actually.
Beautiful Caladium....
I love these beauty of Caladium...💚💚💚
Thank you for sharing...Sean. Good wishes to you..
Thank you for the wishes 😀
@@onlyplants My pleasure....
Do you have black magic Caladium?
Fantastic video! I didn't catch what your text box said about doing something protective to the cut tubers. It said you didn't know about doing that prior to your surgery session. It was to help the plant recover from its wounds to the tuber after division.
Thank you for such a great educational video. You're an amazing teacher.
Thank youuu
Yeyyyty finally a vid on caladiums
I have recently fallen in love with caladium, and your videos help me a lot! I can feel you’re really in love with your plants and the things you are doing. Btw, I think the caladium in your video is a bit like “Caladium celebration”
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Interesting video!!thank you 😊😊
Amazing video and exactly what I was looking for…. Thanksss
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You are a “plant daddy!” Nice to know we have to wear gloves when propagating Caladiums; sorry you had to find out the hard way!
Haha 😜
Deffidently a daddy
@@onlyplants been watching daddy's videos for a few days now. And it's the first time I paid attention to your username 😏
That caladuim is available in my hometown...beautiful plants
Hi I really enjoy your content. I have a Hilo Beauty and the leaves are huge.
Oomy you have very nice caladium.. I like the green white pink
Just bought my first caladium and watched your video. Thanks for your guide! Looking forward to looking after this beauty.
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Beautiful plants! 😍
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Been struggling with my caladium. Thanks for sharing
Try terracotta pot and Just a normal Garden soil and adds a lot of Rice hull or perlite or Riversand
your caladium will be happy And don't water schedule Just check your pot or Put a plate and add water on it
Thank you so much for the information.
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There was a real craze on them here in Thailand last year, mine were all dug up from my garden when I went away 😢 a year earlier they had been basically been growing wild in my area. Luckily the plant thrives missed some small bulbs and a few small ones have popped back up in my garden 😁
Yeah they were very trending in Thailand 😀
“Root porn”. 😂. I laughed for 5 minutes after hearing that. I know exactly what you mean. I grow all my houseplants in water because I absolutely adore looking at the roots. It is quite addictive. Love the video. 😍
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Buy Shawn I think you're amazing I'm from Connecticut I watch your videos all the time cause you have such a way of explaining Plants Keep up the good work I'm very interested in the I don't know how to say it Well you know I'm very interested to find out about them I just got a bulb today and I planted it Wish me luck
Good luckk and thank you for the dose if positivity!
Thank you for this! Hard to find good info on this plant family 🤗🤗🤗
Its highly misunderstood
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"Trust me". I love it when Sean says that lol
😆 usually you cant trust people who says trust me.
Hi! super super cool video! Thanks for sharing! I'm a little bit scared to chop a lot of the bulb. 🙈 But maybe I've to try and see what happens!
Its easier than most people think 😀
I do the same hopefully its get worked for me too
I boughtba beautiful caladium from a home goods store and it was stunning when I got it. I repotted it on the patio because the plant instructions said "full sun," and "outdoor," but the thing completely scorched and died. I dissected the plant to see if there was any living material and found little yellow balls while one still had a tiny semblance of an eye. I repotted that little yellow ball per your instructions and I'm hoping I can rescue it.
It should come back to life. Now caladiums should be able to handle full sun, but they cannot take sudden transitions - as with every plant. If it was grown in shade it might be wise to move slowly over a few months to full sun
Man now I want to get one as an experiment.
Very beutiful plants brother.I am from indonesia
Makasih bang 😀
I absolutely adore caladiums. You're right, they're heavy feeders. Can try giving them fishmeal fertilizer. They make the leaves grow huge! Hilo beauty leaves can grow huge! Someone I know grow them the same way as colocasia (soaked in water) and the leaves grow about as big as colocasia leaves. They're some of the caladiums that thrive under full sun, so at the same time benefit from abit more water intake. I have mine soaked in a tray of shallow water (actually all my caladiums live in a shallow tray of water because I have too many of them to water and care for daily)
Thanks for the tips 😀😀
hello i’ve been searching ALLL OVERRR the internet to see if my caladium can be grown in water ! thank you sm!!! if possible i’d love more information on it :)
Great video! When should I be doing this to my plant. I just bought one from home depot.
Maybe when the plant is at least 1 year old. Or when you are repotting it to a larger pot it would be worth checking them out for babies
Thank you for this. I am a new owner of a caladium called Heart of Jesus! It is stunning.
😀😀 I hope it thrives!
You are so lucky to buy a caladium with such a big bulb that was uncut. In Malaysia , the caladiums are mostly sold with a teeny weeny size bulb and that's why it is not possible to grow the caladium into a bushy one.
I actually grew them out over 1.5 years time 😀
One of the most underrated plants
Yes indeed 😀
I usually grow a few bulbs each summer in wi.and in the past have thrown them away at the end of summer.last year I decided to keep them along with begonias.It will be interesting to see if I stores them correctly and they come back.If they do maybe next year they will be big enough to seperate.
They should come back. Thats how they were grown commercially hehe
Definetly give your indoor Caladium morning or late afternoon Sun. What hurts them most is dry air in most climates.
There are cheap meters indicating temperature and air moisture, get one, and adjust a humidifier to trigger if the % falls below 40%.
It dosen't have to be extremely acurate. You just don't want much below 40%. Oh and above 50% in a house for long periods of time isn't good. Promotes molds and critters. You don't want that inside your house. So aim for 40%-50%.
Propagation by cutting the bulb is easier at the end of the rest period, because you can cut them in sections, let the cut dry for a week, then plant them. ( Growers in the wet, warm tropics might not have a rest period though, so do like Sean if that's your case. )
I absolutely LOVE your videos. I always learn so much 🙏
I have a quick question, can an aroid mix that is extremely well draining cause my caladium stems & leaves to droop dramatically?? My soil isn’t holding onto to much water at all. A bit more coco pest perhaps?
You can keep a small plate or bowl of water below the pot so it is perpetually sitting in a bit of water
The caladium is called 'celebration', my fav. There's another variety called 'carousel' having similar pattern but different leaf shape and petiole color.
Thanks for sharing this! Ill remember the name
@@onlyplants Thank you for sharing so many great contents with us. I've learnt a lot from you, and your videos are always a pleasure to watch.
@@onlyplants Sorry, I think I might have made a mistake about the name... Mine is exactly like yours and I bought it labeled as 'celebration'. Today I googled celebration and found the results all have very prominent pink vein and strong contrasting white color, quite different from the subtle style of our plants. So now I'm not sure about the name anymore. Maybe my seller mislabeled the plant, or maybe different growing conditions can lead to different leaves... 😅
Hi Sean! Will you be able to do a propagation guide video for Philodendron Warszewiczii? The stem and trunk are so different from other philodendrons.
Im still rehabing mine haha they really hate water
I mightve overwatered mine previously
I'm confused. I always thought the hilo beauty is an alocasia or colocasia 🤷🏼♀️ Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 💚💚💚
Last I checked it has been moved to the caladium family, but could be wrong! 😅
taxonomy is an interesting topic!
Seeing that you have quite a bit of insects and caterpillars attacking the foliage, maybe you can try sprinkle a little ceylon cinnamon power, pests don't the the smell and the powder works as a fungicide as well as encouraging root growth. Its cheap and good.
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separate. My favorite is gingerland
Been dealing with bad fungus gnats in mine. I did the mosquito bit tea hack, sticky traps, tons of neem oil, cinnamon. When that didn’t do much, I repotted, disposed of the old soil, mixed the new soil with mosquito bits and cinnamon…somehow they still returned in full force 🤦♀️.
I may go with stronger chemical route… here we use carbofuran and it kills every living thing. Make sure you dont have kids or pets around
Hi....can you make a video on how to hybrids a caladiums please
Someday I would love to interview a professional on this process…
What fertilizer is best for caladiums ? Thanks for growing tips
They can take all. Natural or chemical. Use balanced NPK ratio as they need strong stems and bulbs.
Caladium is the plant I love the most😍😍😍 hope u like it too
I love em haha but they can be overwhelming as there are so many varieties!
im in love
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If you accidentally remove a healthy leaf from the mother plant, check the end of the leaf stalk. If it has some ' bulby ' material, plant the leaf back into the soil. You may have a small leaf growing soon.
Whoaaa interesting tip! Ill pay attention
I've stuck it into a colocasia pot once, another time into my water lily pot. Both times successfully revived the "accidentally broken" stalk. Smear a bit of root hormone on them just in case.
If your hand/is itchi from bulb caladium ..you can put vinegar to your hand/fingers..
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I think the cut ones are called nodes
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So when it dries up around the bulb does that mean more eyes will grow on the side where you originally cut?
Hmmm not fully understanding the question but growing eyes do exist already on the bulb. Think of a potato, if you look closely you will actually see random growing eyes all around it. You will need this existing growing eye to sprout a plant. But Im not sure where exactly new growing eyes form on these 😀
How do you tell the difference between a growing eye and the start of a new root?
Hmmm I dont know how to lol but usually its the eye if you can see a little nub. Roots can grow from anywhere
thank you for your video!! i just bought a calladium and even tho i put it where the window is and it gets afternoon sun, the leaves are drooping and the pink is losing its color, one leaf actually become translucent where there were once pink spots....do u have any kind advice for me? thank you.
First of all I would rule out spidermites as a possibility. And then, you might not let the plant dry out too much. But in an indoor setting you also dont want them to sit in water (they love sitting in water when placed outside with optimal airflow etc…) they also do go dormant so perhaps yours is about to fall asleep for a bit
@@onlyplantsthanks for your reply! do they go dormant even if its sunny all year round?
How do i prune off leafs do i cut the “stem” or just the leaf
I would cut the stem at the base 😀
I just purchased some Caladiums for outside. I live in TX, so it's really hot and humid here. What is the highest temp which these can survive/thrive in? Right now it's around 95 degrees F and 41% humidity. I'm debating on whether or not to bring them in when the weather is this hot. I literally potted them and have had them for 1 week, so not sure of what to do, the temps just skyrocketed. Thanks for your help.
Ive not experimented with temperature but I have a feeling too hot and they might suffer and burn/rot. I would bring them in when the temperature feels unbearable for a human.
@@onlyplants good advice - thank you!
wow. they're so hard to buy where I am (Perth, Western Australia). they'd sell like hotcakes. I also cant seem to keep them alive yet. Very hot here. I'm not giving up tho as they are beautiful. Your plants are gorgeous!
I actually feel like they can do well in Australia… they can go dormant in mild winters and take full sun and heat. They have to always sit in water during growing season though.
@@onlyplants ohh ok. I'll give the more water a go. ty :)
Mine Thriving at 12 noon - 5 pm exposed to direct sunlight
Sweet. They love more sun than people think
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BTW a lot of these cultivars are what is known as caladium "Bicolor." (SP) The Hilo Beauty is known as "Praetisserum". (SP) Most caladium varieties are bicolor.
Whoaa thank you.
@@onlyplants Of course!
@@onlyplants Also there are a ton more species like hortulanum, Picturatum, Stuednerifolium, ect. Equagenera has a few options. I really want one caled picturatum "silver"
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If you cut out the main growing eye when waking up the bulbs then all the auxiliary buds will open and you’ll get a much fuller plant😊
Omg that makes sense.
Thank you for this
Yes, it's true. It would be fuller but with much smaller leaves. So it depends of your own expedition 🙂
what fungicide do you use?
2 brands - antracol or dithane.
Theres not much difference between them in my opinion.
Can you update if all the pieces grew
Im not familiar with prices of these unfortunately but they have been stable in my environment. They are considered cheap and accessible here.
I would buy them from you!
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Can I buy some ? Would you posted to uk?
Hello Ive closed down my nursery and shop 🙌🏽
My poor caladium has floppy leaves -- the big ones can't hold themselves up and arc over; for the biggest leaves, then the stems break. It was fine the first week I had it, then the flopping started. I thought maybe the pot was too small, needed more root room, and so replanted, but that didn't help. It was in a high sun area; moved it to less sun. I don't think I'm overwatering or underwatering -- all my other guys, big and small are fine --- HELP! Thanks!
They love direct light, some like full sun but to be on the safe side you can just place it where it gets direct morning or evening light. You can try to create a crutch for it to lean on. Sometimes the leaves can be too heavy for it 😅 and perhaps consider planting it slightly deeper. Also do fertilize them so they have stronger stems or leaves. I find them to be slightly heavy feeders. And they love a lot of moisture and can drink a lot of water when conditions are favorable for them. To be safe, give it very airy potting media that never dries out completely
@@onlyplants Thank you so much for this detailed answer. I fertilized and removed the great big (sadly) fallen leaves and the rest seem to be doing ok now -- maybe they were just having a rough adjustment period.
I just bought mine a few days ago, and it's not doing well. I keep her near my window and it get a lot of indirect sunlight, specially in the morning, but still the leavs seems like when u let your salad out of the fridge. Is it suffering bc it's too hot? Is it bc it's a different clima from where I bought it? It was already watered when I got it, and i fear they gave it too much water
It might be stressed from sudden change in environment. Light Air movement seem to make them very happy, so if your air is stale/stiff while its also hot that might be a problem.
@@onlyplants thank you so much for the reply! I putted it close to a grow light and created some breeze with a ventilator facing the wall
Hahaha your caladium is getting even with you for cutting it up.
What kind of fungicide do you use?
The brand is antracol or dithane. Both are equally good
Can u put. The stem if it snaps off in water and grow roots??
I dont think sooo. You need part of the tuber with a growing bud on it to propagate. But I could be very wrong 😀
@@onlyplants Yes you can, but it depends on the length of the stem. As long as you have a little bit of thickness at the bottom of the leaf stem, you may be successful. They kind of behave like pilea peperomioides, you know how you need a little of the main stem at the bottom of the leaf if you don't like doing leaf cuttings and still want to propogate? It's like that. I have a "Heart and Soul" leaf on a chunky stem, rooting in a jar on my kitchen table at the moment. She is in with some spider plant babies and is putting off roots like crazy. This is my first attempt, so I don't know if she will grow a corm, or tuber like zz plant cuttings do, or if she will even survive, but I'm going to try.
what season do you propagate?
Theres only 1 season in Indonesia 😅 but you can propagate at anytime anywhere provided you can give it warmth and humidity. A prop box will let you propagate any time of the year
Isn’t Hilo beauty an Alocasia?
Last I checked it was classified to a caladium… I could be wrong though
mine after propagating died instantly (or so i assume). Its all wilted, brown and im not sure why... i added much water and well drained soil, no direct sunlight and well... im not sure what i did wrong :/. Rip to my Carolyn Whorton.
Oh it should still be able to come bacj as long as the tuber is solid and firm
Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent. {heart of Jesus} ? Just purchased one 30 minutes ago from down the road.
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I think they're classified as tubers. See, you made an analogy to potatoes. :)
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All of mine rotted when trying to take them out of dormancy except for a few 😞
Maybe too much water shock. I would slowly introduce them to water. Or another possibility may be insufficient energy/nutrients stored from the dormant bits.
@@onlyplants Probably! I put them in terra cotta and inside containers as greenhouses, so they probably stayed too moist.
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Over here that green and pink cultivar is called “Tapestry”
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I believe this csladium is called tapestry
Woooh interesting. I googled and it does look similar. I bought this as an all red caladium actually but it morphed into this lol
@@onlyplants i thought it was Carolyn Wharton at first glance, but maybe the name is interchangeable?
would they do well in terracotta? i’m so scared to cut up my baby 😭
They love moisture too much to be in terracotta. You can wait for it to mature… and then find the little bulblets in the soil to propagate.
I grow mine in terracotta every year. Just plant in a general purpose potting mix that retains moisture.
@@onlyplants I always grow my caladiums in terracotta. As a matter of fact, I over-winter them in the pot they grow in. I knock off the watering at the end of the summer, let them go dormant and store the pot inside for the winter (I live in the US, zone 6). In the spring, I resume watering. As long as the soil is kept dry, the bulbs generally don't rot and stay firm in the soil, but amazingly, I have lightly watered the spider plants that live in the pot with them, just to prevent them from dying completely over the winter, and most of the caladiums bulbs survive to sprout again in the spring, along with the spider plants! I know, its crazy, but it can be done successfully. Just watch your water.
Funny you say it's nearly impossible to kill. So that 1% chance of killing a Caladium is probably me, I have no idea why, one day it's fine then the next, all it's stalks seem drippy & mushy. But I really love having one so everytime that I get a chance to buy one again, I buy..... Again, wish me luck
Haha try my care tips. especially the light and watering
I will, thankyou, also I would love to see a propagation & care video on purple oxalis triangularis,. Take care
Caladiums produce corms instead of bulbs.
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Why you name them 'no luck' ?😂 aren't they white queen ?
And the white christmas (cmiiw) is cute, but I prefer moonlight ones..
Just studying about some foliage plantation and just know that there are florida clown caladiums outside my parents' house, they're so cute with their red & white speckles on their lime green foliages ❤️
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Caladium di propagasi dengan air bs pak ?
Kayaknya agak susah… but possible mestinya. Mereka suka media nya selalu basah
Got these vareities and they are infected with mealybugs and can't understand why they aren't beautiful and they are dying. 🤔
Oh yeah sometimes soil mealy bugs can get to them. Try to treat it and the plant should bounce back