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<title><![CDATA[Collecting Caladiums: Summer's Last Gasp]]></title>
<link>http://jerristroud.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/collecting-caladiums-summers-last-gasp/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jerri Stroud</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Three years ago, I ordered 50 caladium bulbs to decorate my front door and driveway area in anticipa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-28" title="caladiums" src="http://jerristroud.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/caladiums2.jpg" alt="caladiums" width="288" height="192" />Three years ago, I ordered 50 caladium bulbs to decorate my front door and driveway area in anticipation of a summer wedding. I&#8217;ve saved and dug them up every year. This spring, I started more than 200 bulbs, giving me a super abundance of these foilage plants. My mother and I put them in pots, in beds and anywhere else we could think of, and they made a lovely display.</p>
<p>But with cool nights and shorter days, the leaves begin to turn yellow and they must be dug up while you can still find them. I couldn&#8217;t resist taking a picture of them lying on a table on my back porch to dry.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re all one variety, Carolyn <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">McWorter</span> Whorton, from <a href="http://www.caladiums.com">caladiums.com</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Trik membuat batang caladium tumbuh kokoh dan tegak]]></title>
<link>http://wawaorchid.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/trik-membuat-batang-caladium-tumbuh-kokoh-dan-tegak/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Edy Suryanto</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wawaorchid.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/trik-membuat-batang-caladium-tumbuh-kokoh-dan-tegak/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tanaman hias yang satu ini, Caladium, dari keluarga Araceae masih belum seramai tanaman hias lainnya]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Caladium and Rain Drop]]></title>
<link>http://debbiefromga.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/caladium-and-rain-drop/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>debbiefromga</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Variegated Plants-Happy July the Fourth!]]></title>
<link>http://nefp.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/variegated-plants-happy-july-the-fourth/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nefp.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/variegated-plants-happy-july-the-fourth/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Variegated plants were recently discussed on a message board I frequent, Hardy Palm and Subtropical ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bathe in the Beauty]]></title>
<link>http://mothernaturesgarden.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/bathe-in-the-beauty/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mothernaturesgarden</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[It rained during the night and the urns of caladiums are responding profusely to the warmth and rain]]></description>
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<p>It rained during the night and the urns of caladiums are responding  profusely to the warmth and rainwater. They were purchased in a box of fifty tubers from Costco. I put half in each urn. I am pleased with their progress. They should double in size by summer&#8217;s end.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/2gaK3znvghc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/2gaK3znvghc&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;">by dhuting</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Bathe in the beauty of Fiji.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The Unnoticed]]></title>
<link>http://nefp.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/the-unnoticed/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nefp.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/the-unnoticed/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when you don&#8217;t get out or really look at your yard in a longtime you don&#8217;t not]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bisnis Caladium, 3 Bulan Untung 300 %]]></title>
<link>http://anekapeluangusaha.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/bisnis-caladium-untung-300/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>anekapeluangusaha</dc:creator>
<guid>http://anekapeluangusaha.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/bisnis-caladium-untung-300/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mungkin sebagian besar anda belum terlalu mengenal dengan tanaman yang satu ini. Jika anda lebih ser]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Mungkin sebagian besar anda belum terlalu mengenal dengan tanaman yang satu ini. Jika anda lebih sering mendengar tanaman-tanaman hias yang memiliki harga fantastis seperti aglaonema yang dibandrol dengan harga per daunnya yang bisa mencapai jutaan, atau mungkin Anthurium yang sempat memecahkan rekor penjualan hingga milyaran rupiah maka sudah saatnya anda untuk lebih mengenal tanaman satu ini.</p>
<div id="attachment_27" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 150px"><img class="size-full wp-image-27" title="katalog caladium" src="http://anekapeluangusaha.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/katalog-caladium.jpg" alt="aneka jenis caladium florida" width="140" height="90" /><p class="wp-caption-text">aneka jenis caladium florida</p></div>
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<p>Caladium merupakan tanaman yang memiliki kekerabatan dengan aglaonema dan anthurium karena ketiganya termasuk dalam famili araceae. Caladium termasuk ke dalam tanaman hias yang mengandalkan keelokan daunnya sebagai daya tarik utama. Daun caladium yang berwarna-warni membuat mata para penikmatnya menjadi terkagum-kagum dibuatnya. Warna daun caladium yang berwarna-warni dipercaya oleh para ahli fengshui sebagai tanaman pembawa keberuntungan. Caladium termasuk salah satu tanaman yang dapat hidup di dua iklim berbeda yaitu tropis dan subtropis. Thailand dan Amerika Serikat menjadi pembudidaya caladium terbesar di dunia. Silangan-silangan dari pemulia di dua negara ini menyemarakkan dunia tanaman hias di Indonesia. Walaupun Caladium tidak memiliki harga yang sefantastis anthurium tetapi caladium dapat menjadi pilihan anda yang ingin terjun di bisnis yang berlatarkan hobi ini. Usaha ini dapat anda jadikan sebagai bisnis sampingan atau bisnis rumahan sambil mempercantik rumah anda. Caladium juga sangat mudah dirawat bagi anda yang pemula dan awam sekalipun terhadap tanaman hias. Harga yang stabil dan kemudahan dalam pembudidayaannya menjadi salah satu alasan untuk anda membangun usaha pembudidayaan caladium</p>
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<div id="attachment_26" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 153px"><img class="size-full wp-image-26" title="caladium cantik untungnya juga cantik" src="http://anekapeluangusaha.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/caladium.jpg" alt="caladium cantik" width="143" height="107" /><p class="wp-caption-text">caladium cantik</p></div>
<p><strong>Persiapan Budidaya</strong></p>
<p>Hal yang perlu diperhatikan dalam persiapan budidaya adalah jenis caladium yang akan  anda budidayakan. Caladium Thailand memiliki corak yang sangat semarak dibanding caladium florida tetapi caladium thailand membutuhkan kondisi lembab sehingga sedikit lebih ribet dalam pemeliharaan. Sedangkan caladium florida memiliki corak yang sedikit kalah dibanding caladium thailand tetapi lebih tahan banting dan tidak butuh kondisi terlalu lembab sehingga lebih mudah untuk perawatan. Saya sarankan bagi anda untuk memilih caladium florida sebagai awal untuk membangun usaha budidaya caladium yang lebih maju. Langkah selanjutnya adalah mengenal media tanam yang cocok untuk caladium. Media tanam yang cocok untuk caladium adalah media tanam yang sanggup menjaga kelembapan akar dan mudah mengalirkan air. Campuran antara cocopeat, sekam bakar, dan kompos dengan perbandingan 2:2:1 menjadi alternatif. Selain itu anda dapat menyiapkan wadah budidaya seperti pot/wadah lain untuk tanaman anda, plastik untuk menyungkup bibit, dan obat-obatan tanaman seperti fungisida dan vit B1 sebagai pencegah stres.</p>
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<p><strong>Budidaya Caladium</strong></p>
<p>Langkah selanjutnya adalah menerapkan tehnik pembudidayaan yang tepat. Caladium memiliki berbagai cara untuk berkembang biak. Caladium dapat berkembang biak dengan jalan pemisahan anakan, pencacahan umbi, maupun kultur jaringan. Saya akan membahas teknik pencacahan umbi karena selain mudah dan murah teknik ini juga sangat menguntungkan bagi para pelaku usaha ini. Berikut tahapannya :</p>
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<li>Siapkan umbi caladium dengan ukuran minimal diameter 3 cm. Anda dapat memperoleh umbi caladium dari para importir umbi caladium maupun hasil panenan sendiri. Harga umbi caladium berkisar antara 40.000-50.000 tergantung jenis. Ingat semakin besar umbi yang anda peroleh maka semakin besar pula laba yang akan kita peroleh.</li>
<li>Mencacah umbi menjadi beberapa bagian. 1 umbi berukuran 3-4 cm dapat menghasilkan 30-40 potongan. Hal yang paling penting dalam mencacah umbi adalah mengikutsertakan kulit umbi ke setiap potongan karena dari situlah mata tunas muncul untuk tumbuh menjadi individu baru. Pisau pemotong harus steril dan diolesi alkohol untuk sterilisasi. Kemampuan dalam memotong umbi dan ukuran umbi mempengaruhi jumlah cacahan yang dihasilkan.</li>
<li>Olesi cacahan umbi dengan pasta hasil campuran fungisida dan bakterisida dengan sedikit air untuk menjaga agar cacahan tidak membusuk. Diamkan cacahan dalam suhu ruang selama kurang lebih 12 jam.</li>
<li>Semaikan cacahan kedalam wadah yang berisi campuran media tanam. Media tanam sebaiknya disterilisasi dengan disiram larutan fungisida dan bakterisida hingga basah dan lembab. Masukkan media tanam 1/2 hingga 3/4 volume wadah dan siram hingga betul-betul basah sebelum cacahan disemaikan.</li>
<li>Sungkup wadah berisi semaian umbi hingga betul-betul tertutup rapat agar tercipta kelembapan tinggi.</li>
<li>Siram semaian setiap hari untuk menjaga kelembapan. Penyiraman harus hati-hati agar umbi tidak meluber. Siram dengan campuran vit. B1 1 ml, fungisida 2 gram, bakterisida 1 gram yang dilarutkan dengan 1 liter air setiap minggu. Letakkan di tempat teduh</li>
<li>Pada usia kurang lebih 1 bulan individu-individu mulai bermunculan. Tetap sungkup dan siram karena masih rentan</li>
<li>Pada usia 2 bulan sungkup dibuka perlahan dengan waktu 2 jam/hari agar bibit dapat beradaptasi dengan lingkungan. Frekuensi dapat terus ditambah hingga bibit telah siap untuk dipisah. Terus siram dengan campuran diatas setiap minggu untuk menjaga bibit dari stres.</li>
<li>Pisahkan bibit dalam wadah ke pot/wadah tunggal yang berisi campuran media yang sama. Siram bibit yang baru dipindah dengan larutan pupuk yang sama setelah pemindahan untuk menghidari stres. Letakkan di bawah naungan shading net 65 %</li>
<li>Siram setiap hari untuk menjaga kelembapan. Jangan menggunakan pupuk yang memiliki dosis NPK tinggi, pilih pupuk organik seperti guano atau pupuk slow release.</li>
<li>Ketika usia 3-4 bulan tanaman siap untuk dijual sebagai penambah penghasilan anda. Caladium florida memiliki jenis seperti sweet heart yang tahan panas langsung. Jenis-jenis ini akan semakin menarik warnanya jika diletakkan di panas langsung asal tetap memperhatikan kelembapan media</li>
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<p><strong>Analisis usaha</strong></p>
<p>Caladium memiliki potensi yang besar untuk dikembangkan. Bayangkan dari sepotong umbi yang beharga 40.000-50.000 dapat menghasilkan 40 cacahan bahkan ratusan cacahan jika anda membeli umbi jumbo yang harganya biasanya lebih 10.000 ! dari harga umbi normal. Jika anda berhasil melakukan proses budidaya yang tepat dan menghasilkan 40 individu baru dengan kelulusan hidup 80% maka harga modal per individu baru itu yaitu :</p>
<p>40.000 / (40 x 80% ) = 40.000 / 32 = Rp. 1.250</p>
<p>Jika di tambah biaya produksi 500 / tanaman maka harga modal Cuma Rp. 1750 !!!!!!!</p>
<p>Padahal harga pasaran caladium saat ini berkisar 10.000-15.000 di tingkat pengecer dan 7500 untuk harga grosir. Maka laba anda per tanaman antara 5000-12.000. jika dibanding modal anda yang Cuma 2000 per tanaman maka laba dari bisnis ini cukup menjanjikan bagi anda yang ingin memiliki penghasilan baru. Tinggal bagaimana anda mengemas tanaman anda sebaik mungkin untuk ditawarkan pada konsumen. Anda dapat menawarkan hasil produksi anda ke toko-toko tanaman hias terdekat dan tetangga anda sebagai konsumen anda. Ilmu pemasaran  yang baik akan semakin menunjang bisnis dan usaha anda. Salam Sukses !</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Can't Let Well Enough Alone]]></title>
<link>http://viewfromthepines.com/2009/05/17/cant-let-well-enough-alone/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 16:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brenda Kula</dc:creator>
<guid>http://viewfromthepines.com/2009/05/17/cant-let-well-enough-alone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When Robert left Friday evening, this area was smooth. (The man knows me pretty well. See where he]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">When Robert left Friday evening, this area was smooth. (The man knows me pretty well. See where he&#8217;s laid plywood and a rug up in the right-hand corner? He knows my clumsy self will fall through the framework.)<br />
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<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">Well, here it is Sunday, and guess what I got out and did yesterday afternoon? Well, I decided I&#8217;d dig up some more tree roots for him. I ended up breaking my spade, so I grabbed the sharp shooter. I wonder why it&#8217;s called a sharp shooter? Sounds like a Texan named it.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5041.jpg"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5041_thumb.jpg?w=484&#038;h=644" border="0" alt="IMG_5041" width="484" height="644" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">I don&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s going to say when he sees this mess. I dug out a huge lawn bag full of roots. I feel like a semi ran over me today, so this is how it shall stay until he returns. I have pains in my body where I didn&#8217;t even realize I had body parts. And this debacle is aside from the wretched thorn tree trunk we have to deal with somehow!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">If anybody needs good rich dirt, I have it. I&#8217;m tossing it in all parts of the yard. It&#8217;s a mixture of black and red and sand. The neighbors love my dirt. For some reason they don&#8217;t have it.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5045.jpg"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5045_thumb.jpg?w=484&#038;h=644" border="0" alt="IMG_5045" width="484" height="644" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">My yard looks like a nursery. Plants sitting everywhere. Not much rhyme or reason to it.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5051.jpg"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5051_thumb.jpg?w=484&#038;h=644" border="0" alt="IMG_5051" width="484" height="644" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5052.jpg"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5052_thumb.jpg?w=484&#038;h=644" border="0" alt="IMG_5052" width="484" height="644" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">Something is eating my angel trumpet and potato vine and I don&#8217;t know what all. Greedy insect. Either my angel trumpet was ravaged romantically or just had a rough time of it. I don&#8217;t know which</span>.</p>
<p><a href="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5049.jpg"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5049_thumb.jpg?w=484&#038;h=644" border="0" alt="IMG_5049" width="484" height="644" /></a></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">We&#8217;ve already had some rain this morning. Which will make my root mess even more of a job&#8230; Poor Robert. He tells me to stop helping him. Because he says I end up causing him more work in the long run.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;font-size:medium;">Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve never been one to listen much.<br />
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<p><a href="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5053.jpg"><img style="border-right:0;border-top:0;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;" src="http://viewfromthepines.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/img_5053_thumb.jpg?w=484&#038;h=644" border="0" alt="IMG_5053" width="484" height="644" /></a></p>
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<link>http://dwipram.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/colocasia-giganteum/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>yudi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dwipram.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/colocasia-giganteum/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mungkin saya ini penggemar tanaman hias abal-abal, karena sampai sekarang pun saya belum paham, meng]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pencinta KELADI]]></title>
<link>http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/pencinta-keladi/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Budi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/pencinta-keladi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Keladi atau caladium, sempet jadi kejaran orang ketika booming anthurium. Setelah anthurium tidur, e]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Keladi atau caladium, sempet jadi kejaran orang ketika booming anthurium. Setelah anthurium tidur, eh keladi juga tidur. Tetapi untuk pencinta keladi sejati, tentunya tidak terpengaruh oleh gejolak dan trend para pedagang tanaman. Mudah-mudahan ini tidak dikatagorikan sebagai pembelaan&#8230;he..he.he</p>
<p>Saya tertarik keladi sejak lamaaa banget. Ketika masih tinggal di Tg. Priok dulu,,,saya sudah memperhatikan ada sejenis tanaman yang tumbuh liar, tetapi punya ragam daun yang cukup banyak. Padahal yang saya temukan waktu itu adalah keladi-keladi lokal.</p>
<p>Ketika keladi jadi ngetop, dan saya membeli beberapa buku tentang keladi. Busyet kaget juga! Begitu banyak ragam keladi hybrid thailand dan Amerika sekarang. Dan ternyata keladi naik kastanya, sudah benar-benar menjadi tanam hias koleksi, bukan tumbuhan liar yang sering numbuh sendiri di pojok-pojok halaman.</p>
<p>Mulai deh, saya hunting dan koleksi beberapa keladi. Ternyata benar-benar nyeni dan indah. Tapi menanam keladi memang perlu kesabaran. Dia punya siklus hidup yang pendek. Pake acara dorman (tidur) segala. Itu hal yang nyebelin! Keladi yang indah, tiba-tiba menguning dan seperti mati. Padahal dia mau istirahat dulu. Yah sudah, karena sudah tahu siklus hidupnya, maka ketika dorman menjadi kesempatan saya untuk mengganti media dan bahkan ada yang saya ambil umbinya lalu ditaruh begitu saja. Setelah itu saya belah menjadi beberapa bagian, tanam lagi dan jadilah keladi saya beranak pinak sesuai jumlah cacahan umbinya.</p>
<p>Oh, ya! satu lagi hal penting dalam bertanam keladi. Hama yang paling sering menyerang daun-daun indah keladi adalah ulat. Ini agak rese&#8217; karena telur ulat itu ada di balik daun, sehingga kadang kita tahu daun itu ada ulatnya setelah ada bekas gigitan di daun tersebut&#8230;habis saya agak males pake racun (pestisida dan semacamnya)&#8230;Tapi tidak apa-apa hitung-hitung bagi-2 rejeki..yang penting keindahan daun keladi masih bisa dinikmati,,, terus dan teruss.</p>
<p>Nah, ini sebagian dari keladi-keladi yang saya koleksi&#8230;.buat nyegerin mata&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-321" title="keladi" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi.gif" alt="keladi" width="166" height="250" /></p>
<p>Lihat merah daunnya&#8230;ini hybrid florida</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-324" title="keladi7" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi7.gif" alt="keladi7" width="279" height="200" /></p>
<p>Nah, ini merahnya seperti dilukis di tengah daun. Lihat Urat daunnya indah sekali.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-325" title="keladi11" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi11.gif" alt="keladi11" width="132" height="200" /> yang ini merah dan putih bercampur..saya tidak tahu ini lokal atau hybrid&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-326" title="keladi12" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi12.gif" alt="keladi12" width="132" height="200" /> Ini sepertinya jenis lokal, karena banya ditemukan tumbuh liar&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-327" title="keladi-1" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi-1.gif" alt="keladi-1" width="166" height="250" /> Nah, jenis ini warna merahnya cuman ada di tulang daun dan daunnya putih abisss.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-328" title="keladi5" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi5.gif" alt="keladi5" width="300" height="200" /> Klo engga salah ini hybrid Florida,,,cantik yah.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-329" title="keladi8" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi8.gif" alt="keladi8" width="132" height="200" /> Daun lonjong dengan urat merah dengan background putih&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-330" title="keladi10" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi10.gif" alt="keladi10" width="300" height="200" /> ini keladi kecil tetapi polanya indah hijau dan putih saja&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-331" title="keladi6" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi6.gif" alt="keladi6" width="174" height="200" /> Unikkan,,,daun putih tulang daun berwarna hijau&#8230;.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-332" title="keladi15" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi15.gif" alt="keladi15" width="132" height="200" /> ini keladi lokal (kalimantan) lihat bentuk daunnya unik sekali.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-333" title="keladi21" src="http://budiuzie.wordpress.com/files/2009/01/keladi21.gif" alt="keladi21" width="300" height="200" /> ini juga bagus,,,daun putih dibalut hijau di pinggir daun</p>
<p>Ah&#8230;masih banyak lagi ragam warna dan bentuk daun keladi yang indah-indah&#8230;.tertarik!!!</p>
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<link>http://inikian.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/ini-mengkoleksi-keladi-hias/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>inikian</dc:creator>
<guid>http://inikian.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/ini-mengkoleksi-keladi-hias/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Global warming, Green peace, recycle &#8211; reuse, bike to work, yak apa lagi menurut sodara sekali]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><em><img class="alignleft" src="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh54/kianaza/planter.jpg" alt="" width="233" height="177" />Global warming</em>,<em> Green peace</em>, <em>recycle &#8211; reuse</em>, <em>bike to work</em>, yak apa lagi menurut sodara sekalian yang berkenaan mencintai alam dan ramah lingkungan&#8230;.<em>*silahkan diisi*</em>.  Ada banyak cara, ada banyak perilaku, ada banyak solusi yang dapat kita lakukan asal mau bergerak.</p>
<p>Tidak perlu berrepot ria, setidaknya ini buat saya. Ini, yang saya lalukan demi cinta saya pada alam ini.</p>
<p><!--more-->Tidak usah berjauh-jauh dan bersusah ria. ..eh ini g gampang ding. Tapi mungkin ini jadi salah satu solusi, terutama yang punya hoby koleksi tanaman hias.</p>
<p>Yak, saya termasuk penyuka tanaman hias terutama keladi atau Caladium, hingga saya membuat blognya sendiri <a href="http://keladi-hias.blogspot.com" target="_blank">disini</a> <em>*tapi lama g saya update, maafkan saya*.</em></p>
<p><strong>Suka Caladium</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh54/kianaza/tricolor.jpg"><img class="alignleft" title="keladi tricolor" src="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh54/kianaza/tricolor.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="317" /></a>Sejak saya di Bogor dan Ibu rajin mengoleksi tanaman pot, kemudian saya ditinggal sendirian di Bogor dan dilimpahkan koleksi-koleksi itu. Setiap malam selalu mengecek keberadaannya *kadang menyiramnya*, setiap akhir minggu membersihkan mereka. Pagi hari duduk menikmati pagi, siang, bahkan malam hari  pemandangan rumah dan koleksi tanaman itu semua&#8230;membuat penat hari2 sibuk itu hilang, udara segar pemandangan indah. Subhanallah..</p>
<p>Seperti memilih pasangan hidup, dan aku ingin fokus tuk tanaman apa aza&#8230;hmm hatiku pun jatuh pada tanaman keladi. Tanaman khas <strong>Indonesia</strong>, banyak di pinggir kebun, selokan, got, sungai. Liar tapi indah dan mudah dipelihara dan cantik. Berwarna warni.</p>
<p>Bisa dijadikan<strong> tanaman outdoor</strong> (cucok yang memiliki warna merah) <strong>atau indoor</strong> (rata2 semua suka didalam tapi ada beberapa yg harus disiram sinar mentari sesering mungkin).</p>
<p>Bisa dijadikan <strong>penghias ruang tamu</strong>, maupun meja dipojokan.yang pasti membuat<strong> rumah menjadi segar</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Perawatan</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignright" src="http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh54/kianaza/keladibaret.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="210" />Perawatannya sangat mudah <strong>sering2lah menyiramnya</strong> dan jangan diletakkan langsung dibawah sinar mentari terutama untuk jenis keladi yang berwarna putih atau hijau. Jika daun mereka bercorak merah sering2 dijemur tapi kalo pas siang bolong nan panas, tolong diteduhkan karena mereka bisaterbakar.</p>
<p><strong>Mati suri atau Dorman</strong></p>
<p>Sering kali pada awal pemeliharaan daun2 berguguran dan mati.Ingat bahwa keladi itu tidak sepenuhnya mati ato bisa disebut matisuri/dorman. coba di cek umbinya. kalo ada, sodara bisa simpan (dalam pot tentunya) sering2 disiram dan diletakan dit4 teduh. benih2 itu dalam beberapa hari pasti akan muncul lagi.</p>
<p><strong>Media tanam</strong></p>
<p>Ada banyak rumus untuk membuat media tanam bagi Keladi hias. yang intinya adalah media harus lembab tapi tak menggenang. Saya sudah mencoba beberapa rumus seperti:</p>
<p>daun bambu = 1 atau semuanya &#62;&#62; <span style="color:#993366;">hasilnya terlalu lembab terus suka ada kutu2 gitu deh..solusine mgkn sering disemprot obat hama or di jemur </span></p>
<p>duh lupa..sik tak turu sik yo..*besok diupdate</p>
<p>See..gampang kan, kalo mau lebih jelasnya kopdar tanaman hias yukkk!!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ada Ulat di Keladi-ku]]></title>
<link>http://jepretanhape.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/ada-ulat-di-keladi-ku/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dodi3384</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jepretanhape.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/ada-ulat-di-keladi-ku/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ada beberapa macam pohon keladi (Caladium) yang di tanam ibu di pot di rumah. Ada yang daunya berbin]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rumah Bapak Widodo, Mojokerto]]></title>
<link>http://hidrogell.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rumah-bapak-widodo-mojokerto/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>opinisaya</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hidrogell.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/rumah-bapak-widodo-mojokerto/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Berikut ini adalah Sumbangan foto hidrogell dari Bapak Widodo, Mojokerto Keladi keladi pada hidrogel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Berikut ini adalah Sumbangan foto hidrogell dari Bapak Widodo, Mojokerto</p>
<div id="attachment_120" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-120" title="widodo-mjk1" src="http://hidrogell.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/widodo-mjk1.jpg?w=225" alt="Keladi" width="225" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Keladi</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_121" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 235px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-121" title="widodo-mjk2" src="http://hidrogell.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/widodo-mjk2.jpg?w=225" alt="keladi pada hidrogell pink" width="225" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">keladi pada hidrogell pink</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Caladium | TANAMAN HIAS]]></title>
<link>http://mautauaj.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/hello-world/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mautauaj</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mautauaj.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/hello-world/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Caladium atau dikenal dengan sebutan keladi merupakan tanaman keluarga Araceae yang kemasan makanan ]]></description>
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<p><em>Caladium</em> atau dikenal dengan sebutan keladi merupakan tanaman keluarga Araceae yang kemasan makanan · <em>Kembang</em> Sepatu Cocok untuk Penghias Taman <strong>&#8230;</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sayap Bidadari Menawan Hati]]></title>
<link>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/sayap-bidadari-menawan-hati/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>embundaun</dc:creator>
<guid>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/sayap-bidadari-menawan-hati/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Limapuluh daun lebar-lebar berwarna putih dengan garis hijau dan semburat merah muda memenuhi pot te]]></description>
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<link>http://cindyha.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/love-me-tender/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cindyha</dc:creator>
<guid>http://cindyha.wordpress.com/2008/09/26/love-me-tender/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[James Romer, Iowa Master Gardener Coordinator at Iowa State University Extension, offers the followi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">James Romer, Iowa Master Gardener Coordinator at Iowa State University Extension, offers the following on tender perennials:</span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Tender perennials are an integral part of many home landscapes in the Midwest. Most have a long blooming period and put on excellent displays of color until it freezes in the fall. The biggest problem with tender perennials is that they will not survive Iowa&#8217;s harsh winter weather if left outdoors. The following tender perennials should be dug in the fall and stored indoors until spring graces our doorsteps once again. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Tuberous begonias (<em><span style="font-family:&#34;">Begonia xtuberhybrida</span></em>) come in a wide assortment of colors and types. Some of the flower forms include camellia, cascade, carnation, picotee and non-stop series. Container-grown plants can be brought indoors for winter enjoyment. Those tubers left outside should be dug after a killing frost. To properly condition the tubers for storage, place them in a warm, dry location for approximately two weeks. Then bury the tubers in a box or sack filled with sphagnum moss or vermiculite. Store them in a cool, dry location. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Caladium (<em><span style="font-family:&#34;">Caladium xhortulanum</span></em>) is a great plant in the shade. The caladium is grown for its colorful foliage rather than its flowers. When the foliage dies back in the fall, carefully lift the tubers out of the soil and find a warm, dry place to cure them. Typically the process is complete in two weeks. Store the tubers in dry sand, vermiculite or sphagnum moss in a cool (50 F), frost-free area. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Gladiolus (<em><span style="font-family:&#34;">Gladiolus hybrids</span></em>) is stunning in the garden and in arrangements, but they need to be dug and tucked away for the winter months. The gladiolus or glad develops from a growing structure called a corm. A corm is a short, thickened underground stem where food is stored. When the foliage has yellowed, lift the corms carefully, cut off the foliage 1 to 2 inches above the corm and allow drying for a week in a sunny location. Corms can be treated with a fungicide to prevent disease while in storage. Remove and discard the remains of the old mother corm located at the bottom of the large, healthy corm. Place the corms in old onion sacks or nylon stockings. Then store the corms in a cool, dry, frost-free location until spring planting occurs. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Though calla lilies (<em><span style="font-family:&#34;">Zandedeschia spp.)</span></em> are tropical in appearance, they can be successfully grown in the Midwest. After the foliage has been damaged by a frost, cut off the tops about 2 inches above the soil line. Dry the calla rhizomes in a warm, dry location for one or two weeks. Bury the rhizomes in vermiculite, sawdust or peat moss, and store in a cool (45 to 55 F), frost-free area. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">The large, banana-like foliage of the canna (<em><span style="font-family:&#34;">Canna xgeneralis</span></em>) stands out in the garden. Some can get to be about six feet in height, while others top the two to three-foot range. After a killing frost, cut the stems back to about 3-4 inches above the soil. Carefully dig up the rhizomes, let them dry for a few hours, and then place them in crates or mesh bags. Store at 35 to 45 F. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Dahlias (<em><span style="font-family:&#34;">Dahlia</span></em> hybrids) stand out like beacons in the summer garden. With more than 40,000 varieties to choose from, it&#8217;s difficult to not like at least one. After a killing frost has destroyed the foliage, the top of the dahlia should be cut away, and the tubers should be carefully dug and labeled with the variety name. Wash the tubers with water to remove as much soil as possible. This lessens the chance for soil insects to destroy the tubers while in storage. Dry the tubers in a site protected from strong winds and out of direct sunlight. When the tubers become dry to the touch, remove any portion of the stalk that remains and place the tubers upside down in vermiculite to ensure that any water in the remaining crown tissue drains out. </span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:&#34;">Although all of these plants require more work to keep than your average perennial, their attractive flowers and foliage are well worth the extra effort. </span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[INDAHNYA KELADI HIAS]]></title>
<link>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/indahnya-keladi-hias/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>embundaun</dc:creator>
<guid>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/indahnya-keladi-hias/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Talas paling enak dibuat camilan dan daunnya untuk dibuat buntil. Tapi keladi hias digemari karena b]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CALADIUM: INDAHNYA DAUN KELADI PINGGIR KALI]]></title>
<link>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/caladium-indahnya-daun-keladi-pinggir-kali/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>embundaun</dc:creator>
<guid>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/caladium-indahnya-daun-keladi-pinggir-kali/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tanaman hias dalam ruangan, warna daun eksotis dan harganya terjangkau, itulah caladium, salah satu ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MENGATASI DORMANSI PADA CALADIUM]]></title>
<link>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/mengatasi-dormansi-pada-caladium/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>embundaun</dc:creator>
<guid>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/mengatasi-dormansi-pada-caladium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[    Bentuk, corak dan warna Caladium sungguh indah. Tapi Caladium suka ngambek atau berhenti tumbuh ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ANEKA TIPS CALADIUM]]></title>
<link>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/aneka-tips-caladium/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>embundaun</dc:creator>
<guid>http://embundaun.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/aneka-tips-caladium/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[        Sekali tempo diungkap aneka tips menyangkut tanaman Caladium, mulai dari cara tanam, penanga]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[        Sekali tempo diungkap aneka tips menyangkut tanaman Caladium, mulai dari cara tanam, penanga]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Monday!]]></title>
<link>http://nefp.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/happy-monday/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nefp.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/happy-monday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hello, everyone. Not much as been going on, I moved my Zebra Mallow today as it was in a really wet ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Beginning Sprouts August 2008 Newsletter]]></title>
<link>http://beginningsprouts.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/beginning-sprouts-august-2008-newsletter/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ritaellen</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beginningsprouts.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/beginning-sprouts-august-2008-newsletter/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[August has a short list of gardening tasks to perform in the garden. The hot temperatures of mid sum]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>August has a short list of gardening tasks to perform in the garden.  The hot temperatures of mid summer make it tough to spend time in the garden, so take advantage of any cooler days to tend to grooming and weeding.  Your main concern is supplying an ample amount of water for your plants.  Weed control is important also, because with warmer weather and increased watering, weed seeds will germinate and grow faster, and mature to produce more seeds.  Keep weeds cultivated out of all parts of the garden.</p>
<p>Watering can be the biggest task this month, particularly, if the weather is hot.  Vegetable gardens, most flowering plants, and the lawn all need about one inch of water every week to keep them green and looking nice.  Be sure to water thoroughly and deeply each time you water.  When possible, do your watering in the morning or early afternoon so the soil has a chance to warm up before the cooler evening hours set in.  Deep watering will induce the plant’s roots to grow deeper, where they are less likely to dry out, as well as the added benefit of anchoring the plant into the ground better.  Light, surface watering actually wastes water, because the water never reaches the root zone of the plant, and the moisture rapidly evaporates from the top inch of soil.   They best way to tell if your plants are receiving enough water is to take a trowel or shovel and dig down a few inches.  The soil should be moist at least 3 to 4 inches deep to insure that the water is reaching the root zone of the plants. If you planted drought resistant plants in your garden, you won’t have to water as often, but the principal of deep watering still applies.</p>
<p>Be sure to check the hanging baskets and container grown plants every day during hot weather and about every second day on moderate summer days.  Don’t check the surface – push your finger an inch or two into the soil to be sure there is adequate moisture below throughout the root area.  Water them thoroughly each time you water, but be careful not to overwater them.</p>
<p><span style="color:#339966;">Perennials, annuals, and bulbs</span> &#8211;  take a few minutes to pick off the old dead flowers on your annuals, as well as the spent flowers on perennial plants.  By removing the spent flowers, the plants will not go into the seed producing stage and should continue to flower longer into the season.</p>
<p>Fall blooming Crocus should be planted this month, to give you an extra week or two of flowers after the main garden plants have finished for the year.  Spring flowering perennials can be divided and transplanted this month or next.  Be sure to do this during the coolest part of the day and water the plants thoroughly after transplanting.</p>
<p>Prune your hybrid roses in late August to promote the most fall blossoms.  Remove about a third of the vigorous growth.  Any stems that cross each other should be removed, as well as those that are in the center of the plant.  Weak, spindly canes and any damaged by black spot fungus should be removed.  Except in colder regions, roses should be fertilized through the end of September.  Maintain a spraying schedule to control insects and disease.</p>
<p><span style="color:#339966;">Fruits and veggies</span> &#8211;  Now is the time to start your fall and winter vegetables.  Plant starters or seeds of growing onions, carrots, beets, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and winter cauliflower directly into the garden early this month.</p>
<p>Enjoy the harvest of your homegrown fruits, vegetables and herbs.</p>
<p><span style="color:#339966;">Odds and ends</span> &#8211;  Keep the weeds pulled, before they have a chance to flower and go to seed again.  Weeds in the garden are harmful because they rob your plants of water and nutrients, harbor insects and diseases, and, on occasion grow tall enough to shade your flowers and plants.</p>
<p>Change the water in your bird bath regularly, and keep it filled.  Standing water is less healthy for the birds, and may become a breeding ground for mosquito larvae.</p>
<p>Continue to watch for insect, slug and snail, or disease damage throughout the garden, and take the necessary steps to control the problem.</p>
<p><a href="http://beginningsprouts.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/bs-august-2008-newsletter-caladium-pic1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-38" src="http://beginningsprouts.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/bs-august-2008-newsletter-caladium-pic1.jpg?w=240" alt="" width="240" height="140" /> <span style="color:#339966;"> Caladium </span></a></p>
<p>They are also known by the names elephant ear, heart of Jesus, and Angel Wings.  Caladiums are tropical plants that are grown for their colorful foliage.  Although tropical, they grow fast enough to be enjoyed during the summer in cooler climates and all year long as houseplants.  Shade and humidity lovers, Caladiums dazzle in shade gardens with their large, pointed arrow-shaped leaves splashed with shades of green, white, cream, pink and red.</p>
<p>They are wonderful bright spots in a shade garden.  Grouped together, they can look like they are in bloom.  Caladiums grow equally well in containers and pair nicely with ferns and other soft textured plants like astibes, with spiky leaved plants such as ornamental grasses and shade tolerant iris and with coordinating colored blooms of fuchsia and Impatiens.</p>
<p>Caladiums cannot survive conditions much below room temperature, and thrive in warm, humid conditions.  Most gardeners buy plants at garden centers, but one can buy the dormant tubers and start them in a warm indoor room.  Plant the tubers, with the bumpy sides up, two inches deep in sterile soilless planting mix.  Keep the containers at a warm room temperature and keep the planting mix constantly moist.</p>
<p>Plant caladiums outdoors, spacing them 8 – 12 inches apart, when night temperatures warm to 60 degree F.  In summer, water as needed to keep the soil moist, and fertilize the plants every 2 – 3 weeks with a balanced soluble fertilizer, applied according to package directions.  If the leaves develop holes and slimy trails, suspect slugs or snails.  Control these irritants by setting out saucers of beer to lure and drown the pests.  If the foliage is pale and stippled, sap-sucking spider mites may be feeding on leaf undersides.  Rinse them off with water from a hose or apply insecticidal soap per label.</p>
<p>Lift dry tubers before frost hits the plants.  Remove leaves and air-dry the tubers for a few days.  Store them through winter in a box or paper bag filled with dry peat moss kept at a temperature above 70 degree F.  Check monthly, and if the tubers are beginning to shrivel, mist them with tepid water.</p>
<p>In Zones 9 and warmer, where summers are long and warm enough for caladiums to develop large tubers, you can divide clumps in early spring and replant.  In colder zones, caladiums lose vigor each year, despite care, making them unsuitable to propagate.</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Yup, another plant! Surprise! Today, as I was doing my job&#8230; I was checking some irrigation lin]]></description>
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Yup, another plant! Surprise! Today, as I was doing my job&#8230; I was checking some irrigation lines and found this magical item. It&#8217;s a good thing my boss doesn&#8217;t mind if I take a picture here and there &#8211; I took 30! This happened to be my favorite shot. Enjoy.</p>
<p>© 2008 by Jenn Lassa, all rights reserved.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Caladiums Tropical plant watercolor painting]]></title>
<link>http://watercolor1.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/caladiums-tropical-plant-watercolor-painting/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Caladiums Tropical plant watercolor painting. I love these multi-colored leaf plants. They are simil]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://watercolor1.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/caladiums_plant_painting_small.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://watercolor1.wordpress.com/files/2008/04/caladiums_plant_painting_small.jpg?w=216" border="0" /></a><br />Caladiums Tropical plant watercolor painting. I love these multi-colored leaf plants. They are similar to Crotons but have different colors and leaf shapes. Buy this painting on PayPal<br />Price: $159 USD<br />Or, <a href="mailto:dereklovessheila@yahoo.com">send me an email</a><img height="1" alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" border="0" />  <br />View more art at my gallery at<br /><a href="http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com">http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com</a>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Art by Derek McCrea</p>
<p>http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com</p>
<p>US Army by Profession.<br />
Visual Watercolor Landscape, Seascape<br />
and Floral Artist by Choice.</p></div>
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