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Colocasia

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Colocasia
Family Araceae
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Common Name(s) Taro, Cocoyam, West Indian kale
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This genus consists of deciduous or evergreen perennial, marginal water plants. The leaves are heart-shaped. The flowers are small and pale yellow or cream. It is suitable for the edges of frost-free pools, It may also be grown in wet soil in pots. They are frost tender, and should be grown in sun or light shade in mud or shallow water. You can propagate by division in the spring.

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Needs mud or shallow water.
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Fertile, humus-rich acid soil.
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Colocasia esculenta
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Growth Habit : Columnar/Upright
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