1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
1.4 Types
Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
4.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
4.7 USDA Hardiness Zone
7.11 AHS Heat Zone
7.12 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
7.13 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
8 Information
8.1 Plant Size
8.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm17.50 cm
0.54
3900
8.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm17.50 cm
0.1
6350
8.2 Plant Color
8.2.1 Flower Color
8.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
8.2.3 Fruit Color
8.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Ivory
Dark Green
8.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
8.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
8.3 Shape
8.3.1 Leaf Shape
8.4 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Heat And Humidity, Not Available
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
10.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
10.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Rats, Snails
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
10.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails
Birds
11.12 Allergy
Swelling in mouth, Throat itching
Swelling in the face
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aging, Laxative, Weight loss
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits
12.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Wood is used for making furniture
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Not Available
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
ALOCASIA micholitziana
Prunus avium
13.2 Common Name
Elephant Ear, Taro
Cherry Tree
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)
Kirschbaum
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Colocasia
árvore de cereja
13.2.7 In Polish
Kolokazja
wiśniowe drzewo
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
14.8 Tribe
Colocasiodeae
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
14.10 Number of Species