Heart To Heart Lemon Blush Elephant Ear (Caladium 'Heart To Heart Lemon Blush')
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Annual (usually grown as an annual near you) in the Araceae Family | |
Teaser | 'Lemon Blush' is a fancy-leaved introduction with rose red center and wide chartreuse margin. |
About Elephant EarsIf you’re looking for a big, bold pop of contrast and color, look no further than this beauty. Because she is native to tropical areas, Caladium acts as an annual in Chicago gardens, but what she lacks in longevity she makes up for with her red, pink, green, and white highly-contrasted foliage. Some Caladiums may produce greenish-white flowers, which are usually pruned to allow all of the plant’s energy to go to that show-stopping foliage. Caladium does best as a container plant, as she does not tolerate cold, soggy soils. She can thrive in hot, dry, sunny areas of the garden, but is extremely sensitive to cold and would prefer to never get below 65°F. |
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ProsThrives in hot, sunny conditions Gorgeous, high-contrast foliage Bright, bold colors |
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ConsAnnual Does not tolerate cold, soggy soils |
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Plant Data | |
Mature Size | 15 - 20 inches tall. 10 - 14 inches wide. |
Sun Exposure | Full Shade - Partial Shade |
Moisture Tolerance | Medium - |
Tags | Annual, Annual in Chicago, Deer Resistant, Full Shade, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Medium, Partial Shade, Rabbit Resistant, Shade Tolerant, Tender Perennial, Thrillers, Tropical |
Foliage Color | Lemon-green leaves. Hot PInk center and Veins
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Photos of This with...Heart To Heart Lemon Blush Elephant Ear, Lemon Coral Stonecrop, Sweet Caroline Kiwi Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Caroline Medusa Green Sweet Potato, Silver Bullet Wormwood, Double Delight Appleblossom, Solenia Apricot Rieger Begonia, Solenia Scarlet Rieger Begonia, Heart to Heart Raspberry Moon Elephant Ear, Heart to Heart Snow Flurry Elephant Ear, Heart of the Jungle Elephant's Ear, King Tut Papyrus, Silver Falls Dichondra, Diamond Snow Spurge, Shadowland Wheee! Hosta, Hippo Red Polka Dot Plant, ColorBlaze Cherry Drop Coleus, ColorBlaze Chocolate Drop Coleus, ColorBlaze Mini Me Watermelon Coleus, |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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