Re: Caladiums

Thanks, Jim.  They definitely do not survive our winters.  It didn't even take
a frost to make then look sick - just 35 degrees one night.  I will try 
treating
them like dahlias.  Just wondered if I should cut the leaves off now or let 
them mature a bit more.  I guess since the nights are being in the 40s
mostly, I wil cut them off when I get time.  They don't look pretty any more, 
so
might as well.  
I know they live in the ground where you are.  Used to use them for borders
when I grew up in the Panhandle.  I had to learn to garden all over again
when I moved to this area.
Auralie

In a message dated 10/12/2004 6:57:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jsinger@igc.org writes:
Not sure how caladiums behave or not in your climate, Auralie. Here we 
just leave them in the ground. My suggestion, however, would be to dig 
them and save the largest bulbs/tubers/whatever. And leave the small 
ones in the ground to see if they survive your local ice age. You might 
want to plant the ones you dig up in a pot of dry planting mix for the 
winter and store them in a cool, dry closet somewhere. Once the weather 
turns above frost, take them out side into a sunny spot and pour the 
water to them.

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