1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Mediterranean
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
Mediterranean region
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Green
Purple, Blue Violet, Plum
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Ivory
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Ivory
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Ivory
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Ivory
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Rats, Snails
Grasshoppers
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Swelling in mouth, Throat itching
Headache
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Poison Ivy, Skin cleanser, Weightloss
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent weeds
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aging, Laxative, Weight loss
Cold, Nausia, Treating fever, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Flowers, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Used as an insecticide
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALOCASIA micholitziana
Lavandula Stoechas
7.2 Common Name
Elephant Ear, Taro
Topped Lavender, Spanish Lavender
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Colocasia (Pflanzengattung)
Spanish Lavender
7.2.3 In French
Colocasia
Spanish Lavender
7.2.4 In Spanish
Colocasia
Spanish Lavender
7.2.5 In Greek
Colocasia
Ισπανικά Λεβάντα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Colocasia
Spanish Lavender
7.2.7 In Polish
Kolokazja
Spanish Lavender
7.2.8 In Latin
Colocasia
Spanish Lavender
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, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Colocasiodeae
Lavanduleae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species