A tropical plant with large, heart-shaped leaves that are often brightly colored with red, pink, or white markings.
From Malay 'keladi,' referring to the plant genus Caladium which originated in South American rainforests and was named in the 18th century by botanists.
Caladiums are prized by gardeners not for flowers but for their spectacular foliage—they're proof that plants don't need blooms to be show-stoppers, which revolutionized ornamental gardening and interior design trends.
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