Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fern
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Europe
Types
Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro
Asplenium nidus, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium rutamuraria
Number of Varieties
200700
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-116-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
8-6
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm20.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green
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Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Ivory
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Ivory
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Ivory
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Ivory
Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
V-Shaped
Narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
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Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Rats, Snails
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Snails
Butterflies
Allergy
Swelling in mouth, Throat itching
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss
Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Laxative, Weight loss
Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ALOCASIA micholitziana
ASPLENIUM scolopendrium
Common Name
Elephant Ear, Taro
Hart’s Tongue Fern
In Hindi
अरवी
Burnt Weed
Plant
In German
Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)
Burnt Weed
Pflanze
In French
Colocasia
Weed Burnt
Plante
In Spanish
Colocasia
Weed quemado
Planta
In Greek
Colocasia
Burnt ζιζανίων
Φυτό
In Portuguese
Colocasia
Weed Burnt
Plantar
In Polish
Kolokazja
spalony Weed
Roślina
In Latin
Colocasia
Holocaustum Weed
planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Arales
Polypodiales
Family
Araceae
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Alocasia
Asplenium
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Eupolypods II
Tribe
Colocasiodeae
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Subfamily
Aroideae
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Number of Species
10700
1
27800
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