Colocasia esculenta 'Green Leaved'
- Product number: 705480.1
- Origin: South Asia, Tropical Asia
- Latin: Colocasia esculenta, also known as Chinese Taro
A beautiful foliage plant with enormous leaves (like elephant ears) and a breathtaking blue-green waxy coating. This arum does not bloom in our climate. Place it in moist to wet conditions, and keep it frost-free and dry in winter. Taro corms have been eaten in the tropics since time immemorial; cultivation is hugely popular in Asia and Africa. They contain 25% starch and are virtually immune to diseases. They are boiled, roasted, baked, and fried. In Africa, they are processed into a paste ("fufu"). The leaves are also edible after cooking (great for wrapping meat or fish). Height 1m.
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Latin: Colocasia esculenta, or also Chinese Taro
Dutch: Elephant Ear
Also known as: Chinese Taro
English: Chinese Taro
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- Flower colour: Blue-green waxy coating
- Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
- Bulb / tuber size: 7/9 inch
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Origin: South Asia, Tropical Asia
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Colocasia esculenta, also known as Chinese Taro
- Dutch: Elephant Ear
- Also known as: Chinese Taro
- English: Chinese Tayer
