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Received for publication 14 May 2001. Accepted for publication 21 Sept. 2001. This research was supported by the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station and grants from the Gloeckner Foundation and the Florida Caladium Growers Association, and approved for publication as Journal Series R-08378. Caladiums [Caladium bicolor (Ait.) Vent., syn. Caladium ×hortulanum Birdsey, Araceae Juss.] are popular foliage plants possessing great diversity in the shapes, sizes, and colors of their leaves. They commonly are sold as potted plants in the florist trade, as tubers for use in landscapes or home gardens, or as bedding plants for late spring or early summer (Harbaugh and Tjia, 1985). Although more than 1500 named cultivars have been introduced during the past 100 years (Hayward, 1950), only 90 were found to be in commercial production in 1998 (Bell and Wilfret, 1998). Most of the commercial tubers produced are utilized by potted plant growers in either 10or 15-cm containers (D. Bates, personal communication). Many popular cultivars require excision of dominant buds (de-eyeing) on the tuber in order to produce an attractive container-grown plant. Bud excision eliminates apical dominance, resulting in greater leaf production and reduced plant height (Evans et al., 1992), but is a costly, labor-intensive procedure. Tubers of ‘Florida White Ruffles’ produce attractive, compact, lance-leaf plants with numerous leaves (Fig. 1) without requiring bud excision. Excellent sun tolerance enhances its potential usage in the landscape as a border plant. Also, its size and slightly ruffled leaves can be desirable characteristics for combination plantings of caladium cultivars with differing foliar and growth habit characteristics.

'Florida White Ruffles'—A White Strap-leaved Caladium for Small Pots, Hanging Baskets, or Sunny Landscapes