Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Grass
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Europe, Asia
Types
Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
200-
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40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Ivory
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Ivory
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Ivory
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Ivory
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Rats, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Snails
-
Allergy
Swelling in mouth, Throat itching
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Laxative, Weight loss
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ALOCASIA micholitziana
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Elephant Ear, Taro
Oatgrass
In Hindi
अरवी
जई घास
In German
Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)
Ährengras
In French
Colocasia
Folle avoine
In Spanish
Colocasia
oat Grass
In Greek
Colocasia
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
Colocasia
aveia-
In Polish
Kolokazja
Owies trawa
In Latin
Colocasia
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Poales
Family
Araceae
Poaceae
Genus
Alocasia
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Colocasiodeae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Aroideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
10450
1
27800
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