This plant is best grown in a water or bog garden and for cultivation is normally grown in paddy fields.
May be grown as an annual or brought inside in colder areas.4
If collected from the wild be sure to collect this species and not a related one.2
These estimates for how long Taro takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 43 days | Min 29 days | Max 62 days (4)
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Average 200 days | Min days | Max days (0)
Botanical Name: esculent is an English word taken directly from Latin and means “edible”.3
The Polynesians use taro to make poi.1
Taro was used by the Romans in much the same way the potato would later be used by Europeans.
Elephant ear, yautia
Colocasia antiquorum
Misspellings: Elephant Ears, Elephant's Ears, Tarrows,