Caladium lindenii
White Veined Arrow
UK price
£25 to £80
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About Caladium lindenii
Caladium lindenii is a genuine taxonomic outlier among the plants traded under the Caladium name: some botanists classify it instead as Xanthosoma lindenii, and unlike the tuberous, deciduous Caladium bicolor cultivars, it is an evergreen, arrow-shaped-leaf species that does not die back seasonally. Its dark green, glossy leaves are traced with pale-white venation, giving it a strong architectural presence quite different from the papery, multi-coloured bicolor cultivars it shares a common name with.
Native range
Colombia (Amazon basin edge)
Classification
- Genus
- Caladium
- Family
- Araceae
- Type
- Wild
- Growth habit
- Evergreen terrestrial rosette (does not go dormant like C. bicolor)
Morphology
- Leaf shape
- SagittateArrowhead-shaped leaves, with pointed lobes at the base pointing downwards. (arrow-shaped)
- Leaf length
- 25-40 cm
- Leaf width
- 15-25 cm
- Petiole colour
- Green
- Venation
- Pale-white venation against a dark green blade
- Texture
- Glossy, leathery; notably thicker than C. bicolor's papery leaves
- Variegation
- None: the pale venation is a natural species trait, not variegation
- Growth habit
- Evergreen upright rosette from a rhizome
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Before you buy
- Confirm with the seller that this is the evergreen lindenii species and not a bicolor cultivar; care needs differ significantly
- Check root/rhizome health: firm, not soft or mushy
- Inspect leaf undersides for spider mites
Caladium lindenii care
- Substrate
- Chunky, well-draining aroid mix: 40% potting compost, 30% perlite, 20% orchid bark, 10% charcoal.
- Watering
- Water when the top few centimetres of substrate are dry; unlike C. bicolor, this species stays evergreen and does not need a dry dormant rest.
- Humidity
- 65-85% preferred.
- Feeding
- Balanced liquid fertiliser at half strength every 4 weeks in spring and summer.
- Repotting
- Every 12-18 months, or when the rhizome fills the pot.
Common problems
Treated as dormant/dried out over winter by mistake
Cause: Confusion with the deciduous Caladium bicolor cultivars, which do go dormant
Fix: This species stays evergreen year-round and should be watered normally through winter, not dried off like bicolor cultivars
Faded venation
Cause: Insufficient light
Fix: Move to brighter indirect light to intensify the pale-white vein contrast
Gear for this plant
- Flowers of Sulphur, 99.99% PurityDusted onto a fresh corm or rhizome cut to guard against rot before repotting.
- Precision Bonsai Pruning Scissors, 200mmFine-bladed snips for clean node cuts when taking a cutting.
- Digital Hygrometer & ThermometerLCD humidity and temperature gauge for checking a grow spot against a plant's target range.
How to propagate Caladium lindenii
- Methods
- Rhizome division. Step-by-step guide
- Difficulty
- Moderate. Rewards a consistent watering and light routine, but tolerates the occasional lapse. Suited to growers with some houseplant experience.
- Time to establish
- 3-6 months
- True from cuttings
- Yes. Cuttings keep the cultivar's character.
- Notes
- Divide the rhizome, ensuring each section retains roots and at least one growth point.