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Caladium 'Florida Sweetheart'
Elephant ears / CaladiumMood Meter: Kinda High-Maintenance
Compact straplike leaves are rosy pink with green margins and red veins.
Growth habit: upright tuberous aroid.
Plant Mood Meter: Kinda High-Maintenance
Preserve category-specific care and growth requirements rather than flattening this record into generic houseplant guidance.
Care guide
Bright indirect light. Direct sun: Acclimate carefully; direct-sun tolerance varies by species/cultivar.
Keep moderately moist during active leaf growth; reduce substantially as foliage enters seasonal dormancy.
Chunky moisture-balanced aroid/tuber mix.
Moderate humidity is helpful.
No climbing support needed.
Problems Planticist can help with UnderwateringOverwatering / poor aerationRoot rot / impaired rootsExcess light / sun scorchInsufficient light (etiolation)Normal lower-leaf senescenceLow-humidity stressPest damageFertilizer / mineral salt buildup
