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Caladium praetermissum
Alocasia Hilo Beauty
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: moderate Light: partial_sun Toxicity: high
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 9–11
Click count
82
Observations
18
Description
Source: leafsnapHilo Beauty (Caladium Praetermissum ‘Hilo Beauty’), also known as the Hilo Beauty Elephant Ear, is a tropical member of the family Philodendron. It is a lovely foliage plant with long, heart-or arrow-shaped leaves that is typically grown indoors. It is an evergreen perennial plant. The leaves are lovely and variegated with yellow and white spots that resemble camouflage. The plant is 2-4 feet tall, and its leaves can reach a length of 2 meters. The stalk is bluish or black in color.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Caladium
- Family
- Araceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 2 cm to 48 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 46 cm
- Leaf Color
- Yellow, Green, Blue, Variegated
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
- Native Area
- South America
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Common Names (1)
en Alocasia Hilo Beauty