How to grow Colocasia esculenta growing and care:
More than 8C, rich soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, easier
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring / Autumn
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
40-180 cm, 16-68 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
White yellowish flowers the size 10-30 cm, the inside looks like beehive
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
Just the leaves without the stems
Information about leaves:
Green or purple in heart shape
Uses of Colocasia esculenta leaves:
Cooked, rolled leaves
Edible Roots
Information about Colocasia esculenta tuber:
Brown for the peel the inner part is white, shape like tuber little bit round and little bit shapeless
When to pull up Colocasia esculenta tuber:
Autumn / Winter
Uses of Colocasia esculenta tuber:
Cooked, baked
Scientific name:
Colocasia esculenta
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants, Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Slow growing plants
Plant life-form: Deciduous, Evergreen, Geophyte, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Edible plants, Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color: Purple leaf
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower, Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Cooked, Stuffed or Wrapped, Vegetables