IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
Many lance-leaved cultivars often produce small tubers, making it difficult for growers to produce tubers profitably. ‘Sizzle’ and ‘Passionista’ are two new lance-leaved caladium cultivars with improved tuber yield potential. The availability of ‘Sizzle’ and ‘Passionista’ may expand the color palette for caladium plants desired by greenhouse growers, nurseries, and gardeners. This fact sheet discusses the cultivars' tuber yield potential, container trials, landscape performance, growing recommendations, and availability.
About this Publication
This document is ENH1266, one of a series of the Environmental Horticulture Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2015. Revised November 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Deng, Z. (2016). “Sizzle” and ’Passionista’—Two Lance-Leaved Caladium Cultivars. EDIS, 2016(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep527-2015
Authors
Zhanao Deng
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, breeding and floriculture, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL