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Caladium lindenii

Caladium lindenii, now placed in its own genus as Phyllotaenium lindenii, is a tuberous aroid from the wet tropics of Colombia and Panama. Its arrow-shaped leaves have bold white veins. It is sturdier and less strictly dormant than garden caladiums; grow it warm, humid and bright-shaded.

Caladium lindenii
Photo: Chhe (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A tuberous geophyte of wet tropical forest and forest edges, often by streams, in the lowlands and foothills of Colombia and Panama.

Recorded at 40-1100 m, median 643 m (115 records): lowland to lower montane.

ColombiaPanama

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.