Taro

Fat Albert Spruce

About Taro and Fat Albert Spruce

Taro

Fat Albert Spruce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Western United States

1.4 Types

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

Eastern white spruce Black Hills white spruce Alberta white spruce Alaska 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

Cold Regions, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

2-8

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, 8, 9, 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)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (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)▶

210.00 cm

Rank: 66 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Peach, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Ivory

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Ivory

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Cylindrical

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

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Late Spring

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

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

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

Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Drought

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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9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in Furniture

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

Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOCASIA micholitziana

PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'

7.2 Common Name

Elephant Ear, Taro

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.1 In Hindi

अरवी

फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना

7.2.2 In German

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.3 In French

Colocasia

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colocasia

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.5 In Greek

Colocasia

Fat Albert έλατο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colocasia

Fat Albert Spruce

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolokazja

Fat Albert Świerk

7.2.8 In Latin

Colocasia

Fat Albert Spruce

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Arales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Araceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Alocasia

Picea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Colocasiodeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

Piceoideae Frankis

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Taro and Fat Albert Spruce

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

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Season and Care of Taro and Fat Albert Spruce

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

Taro and Fat Albert Spruce Physical Information

Taro and Fat Albert Spruce physical information is very important for comparison. Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Fat Albert Spruce height is 300.00 cm and width 210.00 cm. The color specification of Taro and Fat Albert Spruce are as follows:

Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory
Fat Albert Spruce flower color: Peach and Pink
Fat Albert Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Steel Blue

Care of Taro and Fat Albert Spruce

Care of Taro and Fat Albert Spruce include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Taro pruning is done No pruning needed and Fat Albert Spruce pruning is done 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 Fat Albert Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.