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Botanical ‘tarts’ with simple needs

Some plants with extraordinary foliage colours may give the impression that they are neurotics that you’ll need every trick in the book to keep alive. This can sometimes intimidate new gardeners. Well, imagine yourself walking through a tropical or subtropical forest where soft rays of sunlight penetrate the canopy of trees to warm you, while you feel the gentle dampness of humidity settling on your skin. If that vision appeals to you, get up close and personal with the following plants with their painted faces and make them yours. Their growing needs are really simple and they can be either house plants or outdoor plants in temperate to subtropical climates. Get them growing happily and you will earn yourself great bragging rights on Instagram.

Caladiums

Caladiums must be the most spectacular of all foliage plants! Common names given to these

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