For years I have suggested using Caladium to add color to the water garden; they like both a fair amount of sun, moist soils and they are closely related to, if not in the same clade as, Alocasia,Colocasia and Xanthosoma the elephant ears and taro already well known in the hobby.
Now there are some great looking new hybrids coming out of Thailand; I got my first type today, 'Hot Lips', but others are a'comin'. The starts are still in the cell tray and looking a little bedraggled from the shipping but still showing its potential.
Check these beauties out:
http://www.agristarts.com/index.cfm/...D/36/index.htm