I recently started taking care of caladiums, and honestly, I think I’ve done a bit of everything with them — and maybe that’s exactly the problem. Basically, I moved them around to several different places, and I even put them in a spot where they received strong afternoon sun, which was probably my biggest mistake.
When the leaves started to droop and fall, I thought it was a lack of water and sunlight, so I ended up watering too much while they were still in direct sun. Even then, they kept declining. They used to be very full, but they ended up losing almost all of their leaves.
After that, I realized the issue could be overly wet soil. I took the plant out of the pot, changed the substrate to a more airy mix, and since then I’ve been very careful with watering. Just to be safe, I also propagated a small bulb in case something went wrong.
Right now, they’re on a shelf directly in front of a window and near a door that also gets light from another window. So they’re in a spot with bright indirect light.
Some things are clearer to me now, but they still look quite sad. What should I do at this point? Should I let the soil dry out completely, or would that cause another kind of stress? Or should I keep the soil slightly moist with small waterings throughout the week?
For context, the climate here is hot and humid. I live in Brazil, and winter is still far away, so I don’t believe they’re going dormant.
Please help!
by Horror_Impact_3788
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