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Caladium 'Marcel'
Accepted:
Yes
Established:
Yes
Nomenclatural Notes:
Established.
Published in:
Aroideana Vol. 4, No. 4 October 1981
Released Year:
1981
Propagated:
Yes
Cultivar Type:
Sport
Originator:
Marcel Lecoufle
Namer:
Marcel Lecoufle
Seed Parent:
Pollen Parent:
Base Species or Cultivar:
Caladium humboldtii
Cultivar Origin:
It was found from thousands of plants that came out of tissue culture of Caladium humboldtii.
Name Origin:
References the first name of the discoverer.
Growth Habit:
Typical growth habit of a Caladium with leaves emerging out of tubers.
Leaf Blade:
Peltate leaves with a short triangular sinus. The blade is almost entirely white but for the thin green veins. It is otherwise identical to the species Caladium humboldtii.
Bloom and Fruit:
Not observed.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Almost identical to the species Caladium humboldtii except with the leaf blades almost entirely white but for the thin green veins.
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