(Angel Wings, Thai Beauty Caladium)

Caladiums are tuberous tropical perennials grown for their lush clumps of colorful heart-shaped leaves. The cultivar 'Thai Beauty' (or 'Hok Long') is one of several remarkable caladium hybrids recently introduced from Thailand. Bold, rosy-pink, cream-edged blotches and rich green veins decorate its medium to large, slightly ruffled leaves. They are borne on upright stalks that arise directly from the small rounded tuber. Like most Thai hybrids, 'Thai Beauty' has leathery foliage that is very sensitive...

(Angel Wings, Fancy-leaved Caladium, Tom Tomlinson Caladium)

Fancy-leaved caladiums are tuberous tropical perennials grown for their lush clumps of colorful heart-shaped leaves. The large rich green leaves of 'Tom Tomlinson' have red-stained centers with cream mottling. The leaves are borne on upright stalks that arise directly from the rounded underground tuber.

All caladiums thrive in warm, fertile, moist soil with good drainage. Their tubers rot in cool damp soil. Like most fancy-leaved hybrids, this moderately sun-tolerant cultivar does best with...

(Angel Wings, Mrs. W.B. Haldeman Caladium, W.B. Haldeman Caladium)

Caladium is a tuberous tropical perennial grown for its large colorful leaves. The pretty 'W.B. Haldeman' has heart-shaped leaves of bright pink with a green edge. This "fancy leaf" selection is best kept out of direct, hot sunlight for best foliage.

As a general rule, caladiums prefer part sun to part shade and fertile moist soil with good drainage. They resent cool moist soil temperatures which can encourage tuber rot. Large fancy-leaved cultivars should never be exposed to full sun as this...

(Angel Wings, White Christmas Caladium)

White Christmas caladium is a tender tropical perennial plant grown from tubers. This plant is grown for its large, showy, variegated, colorful leaves that are white with medium-green veins.

Grow 'White Christmas' in partial to full shade in fertile moist well-drained soil. It resents cool soil. Use as a bedding plant, grown in containers or used as a filler in mixed plantings. May be grown in the ground all year in tropical climates. Elsewhere dig tubers when leaves dieback in the fall and...

(Angel Wings, White Queen Caladium)

Caladium is a tender, shade-loving tropical perennial that’s grown for its fantastically ornamental foliage. The cultivar ‘White Queen’ is a sun-tolerant selection with white and green heart-shaped leaves. Each leaf has a red central vein and on new leaves the red color often bleeds into adjacent white areas, though mature leaves become predominantly green and white with only central veins retaining a red tint. Like most caladium, its flowers have insignificant ornamental appeal.

As a rule,...

(Angel Wings, Fancy-leaved Caladium, White Wing Caladium)

Strap-leaved caladiums are tuberous tropical perennials grown for their colorful, broadly lance-shaped leaves with heart-like lobes. The cultivar 'White Wing' has white, ruffled leaves with irregular green margins. The leaves are borne on upright stalks that arise directly from the rounded underground tuber.

All caladiums thrive in warm, fertile, moist soil with good drainage. The roundish tubers rot in cool damp soil. Like most strap-leaved caladiums, 'White Wing' tolerates full to partial...

(Angel Wings, Fancy-leaved Caladium, Heart-of-Jesus)

Caladium is a tender tuberous perennial native to South America. It is grown for its dark green leaves that are variegated, streaked, or spotted with red, pink, or white. ‘June Bride’ is a lovely cultivar with silvery white leaves with green veins. Caladium thrives in partial to full shade in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. This plant adds color to any shady garden and looks great year round in tropical climates. In cooler regions dig tubers in the fall and store or use indoors as a houseplant...

(Angel Wings)

Magnificent dark green and white-veined leaves that are shaped like a pointed arrowhead makes spoon flower one of the most gorgeous tropical foliage plants. Hailing from the rainforests of Colombia, this herbaceous tender perennial often goes seasonally dormant if winter chill or drought ensues.

Growing about knee-high, the slender stems that arise from tubers hold large leather leaves. Each blade is arrow-shaped with pointed lobes, being a deep green with crisp white to silvery white veins and...

(Feather Reed Grass, Foxtail Grass)

Feather reed grass is a compact, perennial ornamental grass grown for its tidy clumps of bright green grassy foliage and fuzzy whitish pink seedheads, which bloom from late summer to early fall. The foliage becomes yellowed in fall and then tan in the winter on this native of western and central Asia. The seedheads become tan as they mature and tend to crumble by early winter.

Grow feather reed grass in average, moderately moist to wet soil; it is one of the few ornamental grasses that will survive...

(Cape Mendocino Reedgrass, Leafy Reedgrass)

Cape Mendocino reedgrass, native to the northern coast of California (considered rare), is a compact, perennial grass grown for its graceful blue-green, grassy foliage and arching sprays of cream seedheads which bloom in the spring and summer. Because this grass blooms so early, it provides a beautiful contrast with the foliage. It retains its foliage color and seedheads into the winter for added late season interest.

Grow Cape Mendocino reedgrass in dappled sun to full sun in well-drained, acidic,...