How to tend a Colocasia esculenta

Also known as: Leucocasia esculenta (L.) Nakai, Aron colocasium (L.) St.-Lag., Arum chinense L., Arum colocasia L., Arum colocasioides Desf., Arum esculentum L., Arum lividum Salisb., Arum nymphaeifolium (Vent.) Roxb., Arum peltatum Lam., Colocasia antiquorum f. acuatica Makino, Colocasia antiquorum f. eguimo Makino, Colocasia antiquorum f. oyasetage Makino, Colocasia antiquorum f. purpurea Makino, Colocasia antiquorum f. yamamotoi Makino, Colocasia antiquorum var. multifolia Makino, Caladium acre R.Br., Caladium colocasia (L.) W.Wight, Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn., Caladium esculentum (L.) Vent., Caladium glycyrrhizum Fraser, Caladium nymphaeifolium Vent., Caladium violaceum Desf., Caladium violaceum Engl., Calla gaby Blanco, Colocasia antiquorum var. patens Makino, Colocasia antiquorum var. rosea Makino, Colocasia esculenta f. ebiimo Makino, Colocasia esculenta f. rotundifolia Makino, Colocasia antiquorum var. acris (R.Br.) Schott, Colocasia antiquorum var. esculenta (L.) Schott, Colocasia antiquorum var. euchlora (K.Koch & Linden) Schott, Colocasia antiquorum var. illustris (W.Bull) Engl., Colocasia antiquorum var. nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Engl., Colocasia esculenta var. acris (R.Br.) A.F.Hill, Colocasia esculenta var. euchlora (K.Koch & Linden) A.F.Hill, Colocasia esculenta var. globulifera (Engl. & K.Krause) R.A.Young, Colocasia esculenta var. illustris (W.Bull) A.F.Hill, Colocasia esculenta var. nymphaeifolia (Vent.) A.F.Hill, Colocasia antiquorum var. globulifera Engl. & K.Krause, Colocasia acris (R.Br.) Schott, Colocasia aegyptiaca Samp., Colocasia antiquorum Schott, Colocasia antiquorum var. rupicola Haines, Colocasia antiquorum var. stolonifera Haines, Colocasia colocasia (L.) Huth, Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum (Schott) F.T.Hubb. & Rehder, Colocasia esculenta var. aquatilis Hassk., Colocasia esculenta var. rupicola (Haines) H.B.Naithani, Colocasia esculenta var. stolonifera (Haines) H.B.Naithani, Colocasia euchlora K.Koch & Linden, Colocasia formosana Hayata, Colocasia gracilis Engl., Colocasia himalensis Royle, Colocasia konishii Hayata, Colocasia neocaledonica Van Houtte, Colocasia nymphaeifolia (Vent.) Kunth, Colocasia peltata (Lam.) Samp., Colocasia tonoimo Nakai, Colocasia vera Hassk., Colocasia violacea (Desf.) Anon., Colocasia vulgaris Raf., Alocasia dussii Dammer, Alocasia illustris W.Bull, Colocasia antiquorum var. aquatilis (Hassk.) Engl. & K.Krause, Caladium nigrescens André, Caladium atrovirens André, Caladium divaricatum André, Caladium parimaense André, Caladium violaceum var. alboviolaceum André, Colocasia antiquorum var. typica Engl., Colocasia esculenta var. typica A.F.Hill, Caladium esculentum unranked bataviensis Hovey, Caladium antiquorum (Schott) André

Watering

Need a lot of water

Sunlight

Like sunlight, and resistant to half shade

Soil

Planted in paddy field or dry land with deep fertile clay soil with high water retention

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
China, India, Malay Peninsula
Category
Araceae, Colocasia
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period February-April or August-September
Flower colors
Bract color light yellow to white
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