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| 18th Annual Caladium
Festival Lake Placid Florida - Caladium Capital of the World August 22, 23 & 24 2008 Our Annual Caladium Festival Features:
Our annual Caladium Festival attracts thousands of visitors each year. Visitors to our popular event also enjoy:
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Official 18th
Annual Caladium Festival Brochure & Advance Bus Reservation Form
18th Annual Caladium Arts & Crafts Festival Rules & application for this year's arts & crafts festival are provided as easy to view/print PDF documents below:
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| 18th Annual Caladium Festival August
22–23–24 - 2008 Celebrating the bounty of our land and the talent of our people. Lake Placid, and surrounding Highlands County is blessed with natural beauty, rich soil and energetic and creatively talented people. We are expanding the traditional Caladium Festival to include other interesting and significant aspects of our economy, heritage and culture. We hope you enjoy your visit to Lake Placid. Citrus…Second only to Polk County to the north, Highlands County produces more citrus than any other Florida county. Occupying over 79,000 acres producing many varieties of grapefruit, oranges and tangerines, the citrus industry has played both an economic and historical role in the development of the area. Visit the Highlands County Citrus Grower's Association booth to learn more. |
| Wine & Grapes…Both
hobbyists and professionals are boosting the popularity of the wine industry in the area.
Henscratch Farms will host a booth featuring their products for sale such as wine, jams
and preserves, honey, dried fruits, an array of winery giftware and farm fresh eggs. Ornamental Foliage Plants…One of Central Florida's fastest growing industries are the many foliage nurseries that provide seedlings and potted plants to your local home and garden center. Xeriscaping, the use of plantings that have low watering requirements, has earned its place in the landscaping industry and has proven to conserve water resources. Visit the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscapers Association booth, sponsored by the Highlands-Heartland Chapter, to learn more and purchase just the right plants for your yard. |
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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
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| Photo Highlights from our 17th Annual Caladium Festival - August 24, 25 & 26 2007 |
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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. < Return |
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. |
| Caladium Co-Op A popular attraction is the Caladium Co-Op.
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| Greater Lake Placid Florida Chamber of
Commerce Visitor's Welcome Center 18 N. 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 |
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