Caladium Bicolor 'Celebration'

Festive, electric, and bursting with joy! Caladium bicolor 'Celebration' throws a full-on tropical party with its broad, heart-shaped leaves washed in creamy ice-white, traced with brilliant magenta-pink veins, and sprinkled with cheerful red confetti specks inside a fresh green border. Dynamic and luminous, it instantly enlivens bright indoor displays with pure carnival energy.

  • Toxic to pets and children
  • Repot once a year
  • Fertilize once a month
  • Average water
  • Bright, indirect light

About Caladium Bicolor 'Celebration'

Origin

Derived from tropical South and Central American Caladium bicolor stock, bred specifically for its festive, high-contrast confetti pattern!

Air Purifying

You bet! Its broad, colorful leaves double as natural air purifiers, helping scrub common indoor pollutants from your space.

Toxicity

Toxic to pets and humans if ingested. Keep this festive stunner elevated and safely out of reach of curious nibbling cats, dogs, and toddlers.

How to Identify

Features heart-shaped (fancy-leaf) foliage with a frosty white to ice-green face, prominent dramatic deep red-to-crimson main veins, and a heavy scattering of hot pink dots and specks across the blade, all framed by a mossy green border. It is easily distinguished from 'Candyland' by its heart-shaped leaves rather than lance-shaped, and from 'Allure' by its heavy speckling and distinct green margin.

Caring for Caladium Bicolor 'Celebration'

Watering

Keep soil evenly and consistently moist throughout active spring and summer growth. Water when the top 20% of soil feels dry, and taper off in autumn.

Light and Placement

Thrives in bright, indirect light! Strong indirect light keeps the crimson veining dark and the white backdrop crisp without scorching the leaves.

Nutrition

Feed every 2–3 weeks during spring and summer with a balanced liquid houseplant fertilizer to keep new leaves emerging with bold contrast.

Repotting

Plant tubers in spring using a rich, well-draining, airy potting mix with perlite or coir. When leaves wither in late fall, store dormant tubers in a warm, dry spot.

Pruning and Flowering

Trim away aging or yellowing leaves near the base using sharp, clean shears. Pinch off any flower spathes early so energy goes straight into leaf production!

Caladium Bicolor 'Celebration' SOS

Illness

Watch for brown, crisp margins if humidity drops too low. Complete leaf dieback in late autumn is natural winter rest, so hold off on watering until spring.

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