All caladium varieties may be used for pot production.  However, certain varieties are more suited to certain pot sizes than others (see table below).  The following production guidelines will aid the commercial grower in successfully producing highly marketable pot caladiums:

• 4” (10.2 cm) Pot – 2 Bulbs No. 2 size or 1 Bulb No. 1 size

• 4 ½” (11.5 cm) Pot – 2 to 3 Bulbs No. 2 size or 1 Bulb No. 1 size

• 6” (15.4 cm) Pot  – 5 to 6 Bulbs No. 2 size or 2-3 Bulbs No. 1 size

• 6 ½” (16.7 cm) Pot  – 7 to 8 Bulbs No. 2 size or 3-4 Bulbs No. 1 size

• 10” (25.5 cm) Bulb Pan – 10 to 12 Bulbs No. 2 size or 4-6 Bulbs No. 1 size

• 10” (25.5 cm) Hanging Basket – 10 to 12 Bulbs No. 2 size or 4-6 Bulbs No. 1 size
  
  *** Seed stock bulbs (No. 3 size and smaller) are recommended for 4 ½” pots and smaller.  Fill the pot 1/3 with soil, add bulbs to cover the surface area of the soil then cover the bulbs with soil.  If bulbs are sprouting you may need to de-eye to obtain uniform pots.                 

Pots 10” and larger really need bulbs in the center of the pot as well as the pot perimeter to have a balanced finished product. Using jumbo bulbs alone or in combination with #1's produce larger more robust plants. Our recommendations for  a high quality pot: