The first time Chris Smith tried to grow taro on his experimental farm in western North Carolina, the plants were too eager. He’d started them in a heated greenhouse one February day a few years ...

While the lilies appear mostly unscathed, there are other concerns with taro, mostly how it affects other native plants like water willow and the underwater podostemum. "We talk about the lilies ...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta ... in the produce section of Asian and Latino grocery stores. For already started plants, check out the Jungle nursery in West L.A. It has dry and wet varieties.

Here’s how taro is enjoyed around the world. Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is part of a family of plants with edible underground stems, known as corms. There are a number of different varieties ...

Fortunately, the “canoe plants” that Polynesians brought along on their journey included taro, and the plant became a staple, playing the role that wheat, rice, or corn did elsewhere.

As one of the world’s oldest cultivated plants, taro sometimes goes by different names including arbi, dasheen, and eddoe. Different varieties can be used interchangeably and bring the same ...

A study published in Tropical Plants on 11 September 2024, promotes the utilization of germplasm resources, aiding in the breeding of taro varieties that meet the evolving needs of the market.

It is believed that more than 300 varieties of kalo existed at ... According to lawmakers, designating taro as the state’s official plant signifies the important relationship between kalo ...

Taro was one of the 24 “canoe plants” brought to Hawaii by the first Polynesian settlers for food, clothing, shelter, medicine and more. In ancient times, there were 300-plus varieties of taro ...