Mid-South Gardening: Caladium Bulbs Survive Through Winter in Zone 7?, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I doubt caladiums will survive winter in the ground (at least mine never did). Some colocasias can survive but often are a lot smaller the next year. On the other hand alocasias usually won't survive freezing temps.

My caladiums survived beautifully this winter - I rinsed all the soil off them, put them into empty garden pots, and placed them on top of shelving in the basement. I never watered them all winter. In spring I took them down and was surprised to see everyone had sprouts 1 to 3 inches long depending on what they were.

I put them in fresh soil and a few weeks later and I ended up with this: