cocoa root, cocoyam, dasheen, elephant's ear, West Indian kale
Size
Time to Maturity
No preference
Botanical Details
Family
Araceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Colocasia can be deciduous or evergreen, tuberous-rooted perennials with arrow-shaped or rounded leaves, often prominently veined; flowers are minute, on a spadix held within a small white spathe, but are seldom produced in cultivation