Caladium bicolor

Origin

South America Amazon River Valley

Production

Southern China

Category

Araceae, Caladium

Blooming

Flowering period April, peak growth stage in May-September

Color

Flower color white, leaf color red or mixed color

Size

Diameter 芒聣楼 10 cm, height 芒聣楼 15 cm

Soil

Clay soil or soil with specific nutrients

Sunlight

Likes half shade, grows in places with scattered light

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Fertilization

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

Home Assistant Code

Use the following code in Home Assistant's configuration.yaml to set the limits for the Plant Monitor integration.

  plant:
   name_of_your_plant:
      sensors:
         ...

      # Caladium bicolor
      min_moisture: 15
      max_moisture: 60
      min_conductivity: 350
      max_conductivity: 2000
      min_temperature: 8
      max_temperature: 32
      min_brightness: 3000
      max_brightness: 10000
  

Plant as JSON

You can also retrieve the plant information in a machine readable format.