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Lake Placid, and
surrounding Highlands County is blessed with
natural beauty, rich soil and energetic and
creatively talented people. We expanded our
popular Caladium Festival to include other
interesting and significant
aspects of our
economy, heritage and culture. Please make
plans to join us!
CHAMBER MEMBERS CLICK HERE FOR CALADIUM
FESTIVAL BOOTH OPPORTUNITY
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July 26-28, 2013
in
Stuart Park
Bus
tours are 1st come, 1st served so make your
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Our Annual Caladium
Festival Features:
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Bulbs & Plants For Sale |
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Arts & Crafts Booths
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Food & Refreshments
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Events & Entertainment |
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Area's Growing Grape
Industry
Wine Display |
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Florida Friendly
Landscape &
Ornamental Plants |
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Antique & Classic Car
Show
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Airboat &
swamp buggy show |
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Caladium Festival Art
Competition |
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Caladium
Field Bus Tours |
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& Much More!
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2013 Host Hotel
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2013 Kids'
Caladium Art Winners
Sponsored by:
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Caladium
History
Caladiums were first grown in the
Lake Placid area in the early 1940's. The
industry began to expand in the 1950's and
today consists of over 1200 acres. This
acreage is owned and managed by 14 families,
some of which have been producing caladiums
for over 40 years. Several of the families
have the third generation in the business.
Caladiums are increasingly popular as
landscape plants as their use is becoming
more widely known. Much of the popularity is
due to the bright color of the leaves, the
versatility of the plant, and its simple
growing requirements. They are a shade
loving plant from the rain forests of the
Amazon basin. The plant has no pests
and does not require any insecticide
treatment or fertilization. The
leaves are its feature and they are odor
free. Potted plants as well as cut leaves
make beautiful arrangements and are long
lasting with proper care.
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.
To read more information from Dr. Deng,
click on the titles listed here:
Caladium in Florida
Garden White
Tapestry
Cherry Tart
Royal Flush
Summer Pink
Learn how the Caladium Festival began....
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Lake Placid is located in
south central Florida. 27 pristine
freshwater lakes provide a popular
destination for fishing, boating, swimming &
water sports. Visitors to our community
enjoy our friendly small town atmosphere and
are warmly welcomed at all our local
businesses. Lake Placid has dozens of
antique & gift stores, quality restaurants
and accommodations. Lake Placid is home to
many award winning murals, gracing buildings
in our area. Our Mural Society has also
commissioned many whimsical trash
containers, and a Birds Around Town program.
Set aside time during your trip to take the
walking tour of this unique feature of our
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Vintage and special
cars, trucks, motorcycles and antique
tractors gather to
participate in this
increasingly popular car show.
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