IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
‘Lava Glow’ is a new and novel caladium cultivar that produces bright red to red-purple heart-shaped leaves with strong sunburn tolerance and is resistant to leaf spot diseases. This new 7-page publication of the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department is prepared for growers who are interested in growing caladium as a horticultural crop and for greenhouse or nursery growers who are interested in producing potted caladium plants. Written by Zhanao Deng, Natalia A. Peres, and Johan Desaeger.
About this Publication
This document is ENH1369, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Deng, Z., Peres, N. A., & Desaeger, J. (2022). ‘Lava Glow’—A New Red Fancy-Leaved Caladium Cultivar. EDIS, 2022(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ep633-2022
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
Natalia Peres
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, strawberry pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
Johan Desaeger
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor, nematology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL
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