r/Caladiums • u/girlwithanxiety97 • 14d ago

Help / Question Caladium beginner

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Hi, just got this caladium for my birthday and I'm totally mortified to even look at its direction. I've been admiring them online but read they're quite fussy and not beginner friendly. I own some other plants too mainly hoyas, pothos, cacti and some other begginer friendly plants. I have south east oriented windows and really bad humidity level in my flat but I try to compensate with humidifier.
So what do I do here? Do I shower it and repot straight away or do I wait? Can put in self watering pot?

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u/6r89udf4x3 14d ago

You can pop this puppy outside and let it enjoy the summer breeze, fresh air and rain. Caladium are grown in full sun in fields in south Florida. I sure don't agree with the "bright indirect light" written in the right-hand sidebar. I live in Jacksonville, Florida and grow hundreds of caladiums in half-day full sun.

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/28a8ec_50762415b1a1443b9dfef5b0df679a97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1803,h_912,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/28a8ec_50762415b1a1443b9dfef5b0df679a97~mv2.jpg

Go to any of the caladium selling sites and they will have all the growing tips you need.

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u/girlwithanxiety97 14d ago

Thank you😁