When should I plant Taro?

Move seedlings into the garden 2–6 weeks after your last spring frost.

How far apart do I plant Taro?

Space Taro about 24″ apart. It grows best in part sun.

Good companions for Taro include Ginger, Turmeric.

Taro is suited to USDA zones 9–11 and takes ~220 days to harvest.

The big-leaved 'elephant ear' of the tropics, grown for its starchy corm (dasheen, kalo) and edible cooked young leaves.

Quick tip

Plant corms in rich, constantly wet ground or a bog bed - it thrives where others drown. Always cook it; raw corms and leaves sting the mouth.

⛅ Part sun↔ 24″ apartZones 9–11⏳ ~220d

Transplant outMove seedlings into the garden 2–6 weeks after your last spring frost.

Botanical name

Colocasia esculenta

Plant near

🌱 A wet-loving corm that shares the boggy, shaded end of the bed with other tropical rhizomes.