Colocasia esculenta 'Mojito'
- Product number: 705485.1
- Origin: South Asia, Tropical Asia
- Latin: Colocasia esculenta
A beautiful foliage plant with purple-green mottled leaves (shaped like elephant ears) and even darker veins and stems. Keep them moist to wet and frost-free and dry in winter (although extra cover over the tubers often ensures survival in our winters). Taro tubers have been eaten in the tropics since time immemorial. 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 rolling meat or fish). Height 1m.
Denominations:
Latin: Colocasia esculenta
Dutch: Elephant Ear
Also: Taro Tuber
English: Taro
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- Flower colour: Purple-green variegated leaves
- 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
- Dutch: Elephant ear
- Also known as: Trowel
- English: Taro
