Shooting Star

Taro

About Shooting Star and Taro

Shooting Star

Taro

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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200

Rank: 27 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

10-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Dark Green, Ivory

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

V-Shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Aphids, Rats, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

ALOCASIA micholitziana

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Elephant Ear, Taro

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

अरवी

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

Colocasia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

Colocasia

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

Colocasia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

Colocasia

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

Kolokazja

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

Colocasia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Arales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Alocasia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Colocasiodeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shooting Star and Taro

Wondering what are the properties of Shooting Star and Taro? We provide you with everything About Shooting Star and Taro. Shooting Star doesn't have thorns and Taro doesn't have thorns. Also Shooting Star does not have fragrant flowers. Shooting Star has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing and Taro has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Shooting Star and Taro and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Taro

Season and care of Shooting Star and Taro is important to know. While considering everything about Shooting Star and Taro Care, growing season is an essential factor. Shooting Star season is Spring and Winter and Taro season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Shooting Star is Loam, Sand and for Taro is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Shooting Star is Acidic, Neutral and for Taro is Acidic, Neutral.

Shooting Star and Taro Physical Information

Shooting Star and Taro physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Taro are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory

Care of Shooting Star and Taro

Care of Shooting Star and Taro include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Taro pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Taro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.