Taro

Engelmann Spruce

About Taro and Engelmann Spruce

Taro

Engelmann Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

mexicana , white spruce

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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200

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

Alpine Meadows

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

3-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

7-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,830.00 cm

Rank: 22 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Light brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Ivory

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Ivory

Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Ivory

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Ivory

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

reseeds, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Do not water excessively

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Rats, Snails

Needle rust

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Light Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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None

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree

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, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOCASIA micholitziana

PICEA engelmannii

7.2 Common Name

Elephant Ear, Taro

mountain spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

अरवी

Engelmann spruce

7.2.2 In German

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

Engelmann spruce

7.2.3 In French

Colocasia

Engelmann spruce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colocasia

Engelmann spruce

7.2.5 In Greek

Colocasia

Engelmann spruce

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colocasia

Engelmann spruce

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolokazja

Engelmann spruce

7.2.8 In Latin

Colocasia

Engelmann spruce

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Alocasia

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Colocasiodeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Taro and Engelmann Spruce

Wondering what are the properties of Taro and Engelmann Spruce? We provide you with everything About Taro and Engelmann Spruce. Taro doesn't have thorns and Engelmann Spruce doesn't have thorns. Also Taro does not have fragrant flowers. Taro has allergic reactions like Swelling in mouth and Throat itching and Engelmann Spruce has allergic reactions like Swelling in mouth and Throat itching. 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 Taro and Engelmann Spruce and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Taro and Engelmann Spruce

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

Taro and Engelmann Spruce Physical Information

Taro and Engelmann Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Engelmann Spruce height is 1,830.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Taro and Engelmann Spruce are as follows:

Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory
Engelmann Spruce flower color: Not Available
Engelmann Spruce leaf color: Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Taro and Engelmann Spruce

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