Caladium 'Hilo Beauty'

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• Botanical: Caladium praetermissum 'Hilo Beauty'
• Common: Hilo Beauty Caladium, Hilo Beauty Alocasia

• Light: Bright Indirect
• Ideal Temperature: 65-75°F
• Humidity: High
• Water: When the top inch of soil is dry
• Fertilize: Once a month during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer diluted to half strength
• Preferred Soil: Well-Draining Potting Mix

• To encourage your Hilo Beauty to flower, provide it with the recommended optimal conditions. If you're not interested in the flowers, you can remove them to allow your plant to redirect its energy to leaf production.

• Member of the Araceae family, also known as the arum family, which is a large family of flowering plants that includes over 3,700 species.
• Caladiums are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. They grow in the understory of rainforests, where they receive filtered light and moist soil.

• In 2009 the Alocasia Hilo Beauty was reclassified as a Caladium praetermissum 'Hilo Beauty'.
• The Caladium 'Hilo Beauty' can flower, but they are small, white and not as showy as their foliage.