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Araceae
Coco-yam
Colocasia esculenta
Also known as Dasheen, Eddo, Taro, Colocasia tonoimo
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Coco-yam thrives in consistently moist, rich soil and prefers partial shade, making it ideal for humid garden beds or pond margins. Water frequently to prevent the soil from drying out, and apply a balanced fertilizer monthly during the growing season. In frost-prone climates, lift and store corms indoors over winter.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist to wet; does not tolerate drying out · Every 2-3 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, aspca
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