Caladium (pronounced /kəˈleɪdiəm/)[1] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear (which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma), Heart of Jesus,[2] and Angel Wings. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant.[3]