I would try to get it outside durring the summer, where it can get more light, and if possible more humidity. They just can't fully develop inside a house. Mine will survive inside the house, but they get really big leaves and bloom (seen one caladium bloom--seen them all....in my opinion) when they're outside with well drained soil and lot's of bright light and water.

Hmm, I dunno. I heard their leaves burn easily, though I guess most plants summer better outside. I have mine indoors and it has a huge leaves though not many, it sits in a south window but direct light is blocked from entering most of the day, and it gets no direct sunlight. Have a look. Mine I grew from a bulb I ordered, so size probably depends a lot on the variety you have too. I dunno, try it outside, but not in direct sun I think.

DUDE YOUR APARTMENT LOOKS JUST LIKE MINE!!!!!
Where do you live- Parkchester???
You must reveal your secret! are you watering all the time? Fertilizing?
I have both my plants in fairly small pots (one pot has no drain holes- I know you are saying HELLO MICHELLE THAT'S WHY!) should I transfer now (it's late in the season or should I just let it be till next spring?
Thanks- the picture gives me hope.
michelle

Different Caladiums have different sized leaves, just naturally. The flowers seem to come out fairly soon after the bulbs break dormancy, if they are going to come out. So if your plant has had foliage for a while, it may have flowered before you bought it. Others with more experience may say this is wrong, but this has been my experience with buying them both by bulb and as already-growing plants.

I've only had a very few plants that ever made flowers out of all the ones I've had outside in pots. The bulbs I've planted in the ground never come up. (Yes, I plant them in late spring, not in the fall.) I've given up on doing this. Being a bulb (or corm?,) a period of dormancy is probably necessary between flowers. The flowers are so boring compared to the leaves, IMHO, and only last for a few days. But I know it's a thrill to see your plants 'do their thing,' especially when 'their thing' is kind of rare and unusual.

Unfortunately, it never really warmed up here until July, at least not as hot as C's like it. My C's are just now starting to show their beautiful potential and the night temps are already dipping much lower than they'd prefer. I'm totally in love with Caladiums, here's some pics of mine. The first one, the humboldtii, has mature leaves that are only 2". It's a beauty little cutie!

I agree that certain cultivars have bigger leaves than others. I had 'Red Flash' with enormous, gorgeous leaves last year. In addition, the biggest leaves generally come from the biggest corms, plus the fewer the shoots per corm, the bigger the leaves. (It's often recommended that you nip out the central growing bud to force the corm to produce a fuller, leafier plant, but this also produces smaller leaves--so if you want big leaves, don't nip!)

Beautiful photos MeMyselfAndI!!! Now I must get some of those. Do they do well in shade or prefer sun?

Thanks, back2back! They like a little sun, early or late, not during the hot part of the day.