A New Red Lance-leaved Caladium Cultivar for Small Containers‘Flame
Ambition’

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2022-1172

Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (S1): 127-128.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2022-1172

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A New Red Lance-leaved Caladium Cultivar for Small Containers‘Flame Ambition’

LIU Jinmei，YE Yuanjun，ZHOU Yiwei，TAN Jianjun，and XU Yechun *

（Guangzhou Municipal Engineering and Technology Center for Potted Tropical Ornamental Plant，Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization，Environmental Horticulture Research Institute， Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Guangzhou 510640，China）

Online:2023-06-26 Published:2023-06-26

Abstract

Abstract: ‘Flame Ambition’of Caladium was derived from a cross between‘W.B. Haldeman’and ‘Pink Heart’. It was a red lance-leaved Caladium cultivar for small containers，characterized by its compact，dense and bushy appearance；vigorous growth habit；good chilling resistance.‘Flame Ambition’ had an average height of approximately 14.9 cm，plant diameter of 33.1 cm. The number of leaves per bud was 5.8. The lance-type leaves were red in color with deep red-colored venation. Foliage length was about 9.5 cm and foliage width was about 6.5 cm. Leaf petiole was red.‘Flame Ambition’differed primarily from plants of‘Thail Beauty’in the following characteristics：The plant was shorter，and the plant height was reduced by 44.4%；the number of single-bud leaves increased by 79.7%；‘Flame Ambition’plants grew in 12 cm containers for 180 days，about 40% faster than plants of‘Thail Beauty’.

Key words: Caladium, small container, foliage plant, cultivar

CLC Number:

S 682.36

LIU Jinmei, YE Yuanjun, ZHOU Yiwei, TAN Jianjun, and XU Yechun . A New Red Lance-leaved Caladium Cultivar for Small Containers‘Flame Ambition’[J]. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2023, 50(S1): 127-128.

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