Colocasia esculenta
Taro, Egyptian cocoa root, Elephant ears, Elephant's ears, Dalo, Talas, Imo, Kalo, Eddo, Egyptian ginger, Bleeding heart, Cocoyam, Callaloo, Coco, Coco yam
Colocasia Colocasia
C. esculenta - C. esculenta is an upright, clump-forming, tender, evergreen, marginal aquatic perennial with edible tubers and large, long-stalked, heart- or arrow-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves.
Colocasia esculenta is: Evergreen
Clump-forming
All parts of poisonous by ingestion, and may irritate skin.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Insignificant or absent, White in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly
Remove faded leaves as needed.
Divide when dormant in winter or early spring.
Division
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Colocasia esculenta (Taro) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Conservatory, Containers, Indoor, Low Maintenance
Grow in loam-less potting compost in bright filtered light and high humidity. Requires at least 21C to stay evergreen. Water and feed when in growth, but keep just moist in winter. If storing dormant tubers keep dry. In frost-free areas, grow outdoors in fertile, humus-rich, moist or wet, slightly acid soil in full sun.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Colocasia esculenta
Taro, Egyptian cocoa root, Elephant ears, Elephant's ears, Dalo, Talas, Imo, Kalo, Eddo, Egyptian ginger, Bleeding heart, Cocoyam, Callaloo, Coco, Coco yam
Colocasia Colocasia
C. esculenta - C. esculenta is an upright, clump-forming, tender, evergreen, marginal aquatic perennial with edible tubers and large, long-stalked, heart- or arrow-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves.
Eastern Asia
Evergreen
Clump-forming
All parts of poisonous by ingestion, and may irritate skin.
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Insignificant or absent, White in Summer
Dark-green in All seasons
Glasshouse red spider mite , Glasshouse whitefly
Remove faded leaves as needed.
Divide when dormant in winter or early spring.
Division
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Colocasia esculenta (Taro) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 5-10 years.
Architectural, Conservatory, Containers, Indoor, Low Maintenance
Grow in loam-less potting compost in bright filtered light and high humidity. Requires at least 21C to stay evergreen. Water and feed when in growth, but keep just moist in winter. If storing dormant tubers keep dry. In frost-free areas, grow outdoors in fertile, humus-rich, moist or wet, slightly acid soil in full sun.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 12, Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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