About Taro

Taro

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

200

Rank: 27 (Overall) ▶

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1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Ivory

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Ivory

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

V-Shaped

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

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

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Rats, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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48% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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9% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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33% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% - Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

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

5.12 Allergy

Swelling in mouth, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, Laxative, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, 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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOCASIA micholitziana

7.2 Common Name

Elephant Ear, Taro

7.2.1 In Hindi

अरवी

7.2.2 In German

Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)

7.2.3 In French

Colocasia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Colocasia

7.2.5 In Greek

Colocasia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Colocasia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kolokazja

7.2.8 In Latin

Colocasia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

8.5 Family

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Alocasia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Colocasiodeae

8.9 Subfamily

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Taro

Want to know the properties of Taro? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Taro is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Swelling in mouth and Throat itching. Taro Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Aging, Laxative and Weight loss
Part of plant used: Leaf Stalks and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Taro Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Taro. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Taro physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is V-Shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Green
Leaf color: Dark Green and Ivory

Care of Taro

Taking Taro Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Taro include pruning, which should be done No pruning needed. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Taro

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Taro is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Taro is a very important plant from . There are 200 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro. This plant's habitat is agricultural areas, Hillside and Warm and moist climatic conditions and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.