A beautifully refined element to add to a shady site; stunning red, green and white leaves in different stages of variegation; a colorful garden accent; an excellent display for containers, indoors or out
Scarlet Beauty Caladium is recommended for the following landscape applications
- Accent
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
- Hanging Baskets
- Planting & Growing
Ornamental Features
Scarlet Beauty Caladium’s attractive heart-shaped leaves remain olive green in color with showy red variegation and tinges of white throughout the season. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Scarlet Beauty Caladium is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. Deer don’t particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Scarlet Beauty Caladium is recommended for the following landscape applications;