Colocasia antiquorum var. toonoimo

CultivarColocasia esculenta 'Colocasia antiquorum var. toonoimo'

Also called Ebiimo, Tounoimo

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Eddoe (the species)
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Fact sheet

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Typevegetable

from Eddoe · “vegetable” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Lightpartial shade to full sun

from Eddoe · “Partial shade to full sun (4-8 hours of direct sunlight daily)” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

WaterConsistently moist soil

from Eddoe · “Consistently moist soil; requires 60-80 inches of annual rainfall or equivalent irrigation” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Soil pH5.5–6.5

from Eddoe · “Soil pH 5.5–6.5 Slightly acidic conditions optimize uptake” — How to Grow Taro (Eddoe): Complete Guide | OnlyCrops.AI

Hardiness zones9b-12

from Eddoe · “Thrives in zones 9b-12” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Spacing24–36 in

from Eddoe · “24-36 inches between plants (taro)” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Height18–32.5 in

from Eddoe · “12-18 inches (eddoe, which produces more cormels)” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Propagationseed, cormels or setts

from Eddoe · “Select healthy, disease-free cormels or setts weighing 50–80 g each with at least one viable bud.” — How to Grow Taro (Eddoe): Complete Guide | OnlyCrops.AI

Transplantafter planting

from Eddoe · “Water thoroughly immediately after planting to settle soil around the corm.” — How to Grow Taro (Eddoe): Complete Guide | OnlyCrops.AI

Ready whenCorms reach marketable/edible size

from Eddoe · “Corms reach marketable/edible size” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Edible partscorms

from Eddoe · “corms (underground tubers)” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Peststaro leaf blight, taro leafhopper, spider mites, mealybugs

from Eddoe · “Taro leaf blight (Phytophthora colocasiae)” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Diseasesroot rot

from Eddoe · “Root rot (Pythium, Fusarium spp.)” — How to Grow Taro and Eddoe — LizPlants

Colocasia antiquorum var. toonoimo hasn't been researched on its own yet; these facts are for the species as a whole.

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