Heart to Heart Blushing Bride Elephant Ear (Caladium 'Heart to Heart Blushing Bride')
kah-LAY-dee-um 'Heart to Heart Blushing Bride'

Name_Pronunciation Heart to Heart Blushing Bride
Annual (usually grown as an annual near you) Upright, Mounded in the Araceae Family
A sun-tolerant Heart to Heart® caladium with soft pink leaves edged in green and laced with whitish veins -- thrives in containers, beds, and borders from full shade to full sun.

Caladium 'Heart to Heart Blushing Bride' is a patented (USPP22,213) Proven Winners Heart to Heart® series caladium bred by Robert Dale Hartman of Classic Caladiums from a cross of 'Pink Symphony' and 'Aaron'. Its lance-shaped leaves are greyed pink with dark green margins and whitish venation tinged pink, held on an upright, mounding, vigorous plant. Unlike older shade-only caladiums, this series tolerates full sun as well as shade, making it a versatile container and landscape plant.

Pros

  • Tolerates both full sun and full shade -- unusually versatile for a caladium
  • Bright, soft pink and green variegated foliage holds its color spring to frost
  • Patented (USPP22,213), vigorous, uniform growth
  • Excellent for containers, mixed beds, and mass plantings

Cons

  • Not winter-hardy in the Chicago area -- grown as a warm-season annual
  • Tubers are toxic if ingested by pets or people
  • Can be damaged by temperatures below 60°F
Highlights
  • Soft pink and green foliage
  • Sun or shade tolerant
  • Patented Heart to Heart® series
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 15 - 20 inches tall. 10 - 14 inches wide.
Growth Rate Fast
Sun Exposure Full Shade - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium
Zones 8b - 11a (Usually hardy to 15° F)
Tags Annual, Annual in Chicago, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Full Shade, Full Sun, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Medium, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Potentially Toxic, Rabbit Resistant, Shade Tolerant, Tender Perennial, Thrillers, Tropical
Bloom Period Summer
Flower Color White
Foliage Color
 

Awards

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Surefire Red Begonia, Surefire Rose Begonia, Heart To Heart Fast Flash Elephant Ear, Heart To Heart Tickle Me Pink Elephant Ear, Heart To Heart White Wonder Elephant Ear, Heart to Heart Blushing Bride Elephant Ear, Diamond Frost Spurge, Illusion Midnight Lace Sweet Potato, Sweet Caroline Jet Black Sweet Potato, Sweet Caroline Sweetheart Lime Sweet Potato, Fireworks Variegated Red Fountain Grass, ColorBlaze Torchlight Coleus,
 
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Pricing and Availability History

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Past Availability
2025 : 02/05 - 06/07
2024 : 02/08 - 05/18
2023 : 03/02 - 05/21

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