"Caladium is a genus of endogenous plants, the typical one of the family caladieæ. They are cultivated in greenhouses here, and flourish in warmer parts of the world. The leaves of the caladium are boiled and eaten in the West Indies."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Caladium

"Caladium is a genus of endogenous plants, the typical one of the family caladieæ. They are cultivated…

The chantinii variety of caladium bicolor has a violet slender stalk. The blade is red-purple along the midrib. The plant is rosy at the center with very numerous, unequal spots between the nerves.

Chantinii Variety of Caladium Bicolor

The chantinii variety of caladium bicolor has a violet slender stalk. The blade is red-purple along…

The stalk of caladium humboldtii is slender and two to three times longer than the blade. The blade is oblong and green along the margin. The blade has many large and small transparent spots between the midrib and primary veins.

Caladium Humboldtii

The stalk of caladium humboldtii is slender and two to three times longer than the blade. The blade…

The belleymeii variety of caladium picturatum has greenish and violet slender stalks. The blade is white and translucent except the green veins and nerves.

Belleymeii Variety of Caladium Picturatum

The belleymeii variety of caladium picturatum has greenish and violet slender stalks. The blade is white…