Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Asia, North America, Southern Europe
Types
Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White
Number of Varieties
20030
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40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions
Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-113-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm76.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
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-
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Ivory
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Ivory
Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Ivory
Bronze, Dark Green, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Ivory
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Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Compound
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
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Where to Plant?
Container
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
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, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head 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
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
-
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Rats, Snails
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Snails
Ants
Allergy
Swelling in mouth, Throat itching
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Laxative, Weight loss
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ALOCASIA micholitziana
Paeonia suffruticosa
Common Name
Elephant Ear, Taro
Peony
In Hindi
अरवी
Peony
In German
Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)
Pfingstrose
In French
Colocasia
Pivoine
In Spanish
Colocasia
Peonía
In Greek
Colocasia
παιωνία
In Portuguese
Colocasia
Peônia
In Polish
Kolokazja
Piwonia
In Latin
Colocasia
AGLAOPHOTIS
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arales
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Family
Araceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Alocasia
Paeonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Colocasiodeae
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Subfamily
Aroideae
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Number of Species
1030
1
27800
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