caladium

noun

ca·​la·​di·​um kə-ˈlā-dē-əm 

: any of a genus (Caladium and especially C. bicolor) of tropical American plants of the arum family widely cultivated for their showy variably colored leaves

Examples of caladium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Take It Easy With Greens For a planter that can handle a little drying out between waterings, try this foliage-centric mix, which includes sago palm, germander, 'Moonlight' caladium, and creeping Jenny. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 May 2025

Usually caladiums sprout new leaves March through April from within the ground or containers. —Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025

The best selections are available in late winter and early spring, but don’t plant caladiums until May or June, once soils are much warmer. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025

Consider growing summer-blooming bulbs, corms, and tubers, including agapanthus, begonias, caladiums, calla lilies, canna lilies, dahlias, daylilies, gladiolus, iris, lilies and watsonias. —Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Malay kěladi, an aroid plant

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for caladium

• palladium
• vanadium
• radium
• stadium