One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The elephant ear ...

Green, heart shaped colocasia leaves, also known as ‘Arbi ke patte’ or Taro Leaves, are not only delicious but are packed with vitamins and nutrients. The leaves are commonly called elephant ears ...

Caladium esculentum Vent., Colocasia antiquorum Schott. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules Janick, Emeritus Professor and Former James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture.

Gardeners across the South have long planted a group of large-foliage plants in their gardens with the common name of elephant ear. These distinctive plants can add a dramatic tropical statement in a ...

I can still taste the bowl of minestrone Genovese that I devoured on my last trip to Italy. Maybe it's because so many of us travel to Italy these days, but basil is one of the most popular herbs to ...

Photosynthetic acclimation to 5 light environments ranging from 2 to 60% full sun was determined in Alocasia macrorrhiza, a shade tolerant species from tropical forest understories, and Colocasia ...

They're no longer commonplace or just ordinary green. Elephant ears are becoming the drama queens in our tropical gardens. Many Houstonians know these as the enormous leaves of Colocasia esculenta, ...

Hindus in Kerala mark the month of Karkidakam (July-August) with spiritual and ritualistic practices and a restorative diet to fortify the body against diseases that the wet, damp months of the ...

Los trabajos de prospección y recepción de avisos de especies exóticas que la Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca y Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucía realiza a través del Programa de Control de ...