Taro 'Green Leaved'
- Product number: 833020.1
- Origin: Asia, Africa
- Latin: Colocasia esculenta
AVAILABLE EACH YEAR FROM FEBRUARY AS A TUBER (705480), AFTER MAY THEY ARE POTTED.
A magnificent foliage plant with enormous leaves (like elephant ears) and a breathtaking blue-green waxy coating. This arum-like plant does not flower in our climate. Keep it moist to wet and frost-free and dry in winter. Taro tubers 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.
Denominations:
Latin: Colocasia esculenta
Dutch: Taro
Also known as: Elephant Ear
English: Taro
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- Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
- Attractive to insects:
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
- Hardy: Not frost hardy
- Origin: Asia, Africa
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Colocasia esculenta
- Dutch: Taro
- Also known as: Elephant Ear
- English: Taro
