Taro

Saucer Magnolia

About Taro and Saucer Magnolia

Taro

Saucer Magnolia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Europe, Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

Grace McDade, Jurmag1

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

20020

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-114-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm1,070.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Pink, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Ivory

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Ivory

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Ivory

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Ivory

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

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

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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

Requires regular watering

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

Remove all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

Fertilize in late fall, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Rats, Snails

Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Leaf spot, Scale, Spot anthracnose, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

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

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

Perfumes, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

Air purification, Fixes Nitrogen, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

No Medicinal Use

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 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, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOCASIA micholitziana

Magnolia × soulangeana

7.2 Common Name

Elephant Ear, Taro

saucer magnolia

7.2.1 In Hindi

अरवी

saucer magnolia

7.2.2 In German

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

saucer magnolia

7.2.3 In French

Colocasia

saucer magnolia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colocasia

saucer magnolia

7.2.5 In Greek

Colocasia

saucer magnolia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colocasia

saucer magnolia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolokazja

saucer magnolia

7.2.8 In Latin

Colocasia

saucer magnolia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

Not Available

8.5 Family

Araceae

Magnoliaceae

8.6 Genus

Alocasia

Magnolia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Colocasiodeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

10NA

1 27800

Properties of Taro and Saucer Magnolia

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

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Season and Care of Taro and Saucer Magnolia

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

Taro and Saucer Magnolia Physical Information

Taro and Saucer Magnolia physical information is very important for comparison. Taro height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Saucer Magnolia height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Taro and Saucer Magnolia are as follows:

Taro flower color: White and Green
Taro leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory
Saucer Magnolia flower color: Pink and Violet
Saucer Magnolia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Taro and Saucer Magnolia

Care of Taro and Saucer Magnolia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Taro pruning is done No pruning needed and Saucer Magnolia pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Taro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Saucer Magnolia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.