If you're in a hardy USDA growing zone of 9 or above, you can leave the bulbs in the ground over the winter. This removal will promote more foliage to grow from the smaller buds.įollow the directions on planting and water in well! Enjoy your new crop of Caladiums or share with your besties! Florida Moonlight is considered medium to tall in height (1.5-2.5 ft). These shade to partial sun loving caladium bulbs or tubers are great for adding easy color to your late spring and summer plantings. Use a sterilized knife and carefully remove this and lift it out of the tuber. Florida Moonlight is a white Fancy Leaf caladium variety. To boost more foliage, look for the large central bud on each tuber. If you detect either, throw the bulb out before it infects the others.Īfter dormancy, select the most healthy-looking tubers to replant. Take a look at them monthly to ensure that they are not moist and moldy. Store in a box in a cool, dry, dark place, like a basement, with temperatures at about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Let the soil dry out a bit, then lift the tubers from the ground. Glowing in the shade garden, this luminous foliage plant is terrific to add color and drama to shady borders and containers. They are held on slender, upright stalks. Leave it where humidity is low, and the temperature is around 60☏. Allow the leaves to die back in the fall. Caladium Florida Moonlight (Angel Wings) is a tropical, tuberous perennial with lush, heart-shaped, bright white leaves adorned with striking pastel green veins and edges. Place the box on a shelf in a dark location of your home.

Put this mixture in a dry paper box and layer the bulbs loosely apart.

Store them in a dry mixture of peat moss, coco coir, and perlite or completely dry pet bedding. Sprinkle the tubers with a fungicide such as sulfur plant fungicide dust to prevent disease and rot. Caladium Florida Moonlight (Angel Wings) is a tropical, tuberous perennial with lush, heart-shaped, bright white leaves adorned with striking pastel green. Remove all the dead leaves at this point. Divide them and lay them out in a single layer to air dry for several days and knock off any remaining soil afterward. Gently brush off the soil but never wash them with water as this can cause fungus issues later in storage. Divide the tubers in the fall in colder climates where the caladium isn't hardy.Īfter the foliage has turned yellow and dried when the weather temperatures cool, dig the tubers carefully (avoid puncturing a tuber).

Moonlight caladium