Lake Placid - Caladium Capital of the World - Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce

Lake Placid - "Caladium Capital of the World"

Caladiums were first grown in the Lake Placid area in the early 1940’s and today consists of over 1300 acres owned and managed by 14 families, some of which have been producing caladiums for over 40 years. When in leaf during late summer/fall, the fields have been compared to the tulip fields in Holland for their beauty, and the drive by the fields is worth the trip to Lake Placid.

Caladiums are increasingly popular as landscape plants due to the bright color of the leaves, the versatility of the plant, and their simple growing requirements. They are a shade loving plant from the rain forests of the Amazon basin, have no pests, do not require any insecticide treatment or fertilization, and the leaves are odor free.

caladium fields, caladiums

The caladiums are grown in large fields which have been compared to the tulip fields in Holland for their beauty during the summer months. Many visitors have stated that the drive by the fields is worth the trip to Lake Placid. The patchwork of color of over 40 varieties of red, white, and pink, and all combinations of the colors is truly a handiwork of art.

During the past 150 years, three types of caladiums have been developed by breeders and growers.

Fancy - Large heart shaped leaves, height 18" - 22".
Dwarf - Leaves are heart shaped like the Fancy, but they are smaller, height: 15" - 17".
Strap - Elongated heart and narrower-shaped leaves, height 12" - 14".

> Link to Annual Caladium Festival information...

> Link to our Business Directory for more caladium info...

Greater Lake Placid Florida Chamber of Commerce
Visitor's Welcome Center
18 North Oak Avenue
Lake Placid, Florida 33852
Phone: (863) 465-4331
E-mail: chamber@lpfla.com
Web site: visitlakeplacidflorida.com

Centrally located in Florida's Heartland & Freshwater Frontier
Lake Placid is within easy reach of most major cities in Florida.

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