taro, eddo – Colocasia esculenta

taro – Colocasia esculenta, mature plant 6″ pot.

this variety has smaller corms that mature quickly with a delicious nutty flavor and a pale cream interior with some flecks of purple.
the leaves are a solid bright green, without any variegation.
the stems are green as well, lighter near the corm, turning purple near the leaf.
the leaves are fantastic in a soup or a stewed greens dish, but they require a lot of cooking. always diligently follow safe cooking processes for plants like taro that are toxic when undercooked.
fast growing, adaptable and productive.

these do well in planters partially submerged in a pond, and also in self watering containers. they produce corms very quickly under this condition in South Florida.
it can be planted in the ground, too, preferring a low area that stays damp.

taro is a tropical/subtropical plant, so it requires warm temperatures and consistent moisture to thrive, best in USDA zones 9-11.
it can be grown as an annual in colder regions, or as a houseplant, as long as it gets lots of sunlight.

shipping
plants ship on Mondays and Tuesdays, priority mail, packaged as gently as possible.
live plants are affected by the shipping process, but you can expect them to rebound quickly when given adequate care.
please do your part to help your new plant friend survive by promptly unpackaging and repotting, and maybe a gentle re-introduction to direct sunlight even for sun loving plants.

i am a permaculture nerd and do not spray any pesticides or use any chemical fertilizers. i grow almost everything in the ground or in my pond/bog in Florida zone 10. stock is moved to nursery pots for root development prior to sale.

it’s not shop policy to accept returns on plants/seeds/cuttings. plants depart healthy and well-packed, and the weather and the postal service are variables beyond ones control. however, if a customer is unhappy with a purchase, i will work with them to resolve the issue.

plants ship only to addresses in the continental US, excluding California and Arizona.