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    Caladium 'Frieda Hemple'

    Also Known As

    • Frieda Hemple Caladium

    Plant type

    perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

    size

    • H: 18"-24"
    • W: 18"-24"

    planting zones

    • 10a-11

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    Caladium 'Frieda Hemple' plant details

    Caladium 'Frieda Hemple' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green, red and variegated foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Caladium 'Frieda Hemple'

    Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
    Plant family: araceae
    Foliage: deciduous green, red and variegated
    Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 18 IN - 24 IN - tall
    Uses: container plant, tropical-looking

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Caladium 'Frieda Hemple'

    USDA Zones: 10a - 11
    Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Caladium 'Frieda Hemple' is a dramatic foliage plant with arrow-shaped leaves filled with dark red and scarlet main veins surrounded by a bright green margin. This cultivar is fairly sun tolerant but can also grow in full shade. Not hardy for any of us but it's easy to save the corms over winter (at 10 degrees Celsius) and bring them out in spring. Caladium love heat. Best to start indoors and move outside once nighttime temperatures are above 15 degrees Celsius. Use as mass plantings or in containers and hanging baskets or as year round houseplants.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    This is the best-selling red caladium offered by our country's largest caladium grower, so you know it's a great plant that delivers for home gardeners. Frieda is a stunner, with dark red centers, matching red veins and deep green borders. A timeless beauty that brightens shade to partial shade sites.

    By: Leafari

    Gardening facts about Caladium 'Frieda Hemple' plant

    How to Grow Caladium 'Frieda Hemple'

    • Sun Exposure

      • bright shade - shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • variegated
      • red
      • green

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Width: 12"-24"

    • bright shade - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 1'-3'

    • sun
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    Zones

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    Plant Type

    Perennial, Bulb / Corm / Tuber, Aroid

    Zones

    9a-12

    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 2'-3'

    • sun - shade
    • even moisture - regular
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    Caladium 'Red Flash'

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    Plant Type

    Perennial, Bulb / Corm / Tuber, Aroid

    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 24"-36"

    Width: 18"-24"

    • bright shade - shade
    • even moisture - regular
    Photo of Caladium 'Red Flash' foliage by Leafari
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