1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Eddoe taro, Dasheen taro
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas, Hillside, Warm and moist climatic conditions
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Green
Yellow Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Ivory
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Ivory
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Ivory
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Ivory
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Needs a lot of water initially
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Rats, Snails
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Not Available
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bugs, Not Available, Snails
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Swelling in mouth, Throat itching
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss
Improve skin condition
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aging, Laxative, Weight loss
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALOCASIA micholitziana
Hordeum brachyantherum
7.2 Common Name
Elephant Ear, Taro
Meadow Barley
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)
Wiese Gerste
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Kolokazja
łąka jęczmienia
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Colocasiodeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species