I would take a look. I have trouble growing them at temperatures less than 8o degrees in the bulb stage. Once they are up they will take lower temperatures. Al

I have read that to get many leaves from a single caladium tuber, you should snap off the first leaf as it emerges. I do this when the leaf looks like a little cone, not when it's fully formed like yours is. I'm not sure if removing the tuber's only leaf at this stage would be a good idea- might it shock the plant? You could try it on a plant or two and see what happens. Don't we have an Aroid forum? You may find better information if you post there.

personal experience is I buy lots online. I mostly get bare roots and that is fine. I found them to be great. I buy from an online nursery ad here are some of the things I got. I think I got a GREAT deal. Adam's Needle Yucca 12 $8.94 Hansen's Bush Cherry 2 $2.90 Elephant Ear Caladium 2 $2.87 Blue Mist Shrub 1 $3.95 candytuft 24 $26.99 Orange glory Butterfly Plant 3 $6.99 carnation 8 $4.79 Lavendar Angel Trumpet 1 $5.99 Mounds of Snow Hydrangea 2 $9.50 Grecian Windflower 60 $6.00 Crownvetch 16 $10.99 Rhododendrons 2 $11.50

Syliva, I love begonias and caladiums (and a million other plants). I like it when you test me. :) I would love to visit Nehrling. The name is familiar to me... I have come across it in my plant reading. I bet it is gorgeous. I agree about the whites - they are the most hardy and dependable. The whites are always the first to return every year for me. But my reds and pinks usually follow. I don't lose too many bulbs. I have been lucky with that. These below are all returners from last year - no new bulbs have been added - and this was taken a week ago. A few more have popped up their heads since. Happy Thursday, everyone! Carol