500 to 699
Caladium “Candidum” (Allure)
- 🤍 Near-white heart-shaped leaves veined in deep green — they glow when backlit
- 🌤️ Bright shade or filtered light only; direct sun scorches the white tissue in days
- 💧 Keep consistently moist through growth; stop almost entirely once leaves yellow
- 🌡️ Temperature Tolerance: 12°C – 35°C (days 28–35°C with nights 22–26°C; chilling injury below 18°C, tuber damaged below 7°C)
- 📐 Clump of 30–45 cm through the warm months, grown from a tuber
- 🏆 Dies back fully in winter and returns stronger each spring
Ixia flower bulb (Random color)
- 🌺 Delicate star-shaped blooms in random colours — each corm surprises with pink, red, orange, yellow, white or bi-colour flowers
- ☀️ Full sun preferred — at least 5–6 hours of direct sunlight for best flowering
- 💧 Moderate watering — keep moist during active growth; reduce after foliage dies back in summer
- 🌡️ Thrives in mild to subtropical climates (0°C to 35°C); excellent for hill stations and moderate-temperature zones
- 📐 Elegant slender-stemmed bulb 30–50 cm tall — ideal for borders, rock gardens and cutting gardens
- 🏆 Popular South African spring bulb — long-lasting cut flowers with wiry, graceful stems
