Aloha taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Aloha'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Aloha' taro (Colocasia esculta 'Aloha') is a perennial for specimen, accent, and rain garden use. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, loamy or clay soil. It grows in a clump at a moderate pace. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. The foliage is evergreen.
Pairs well with Virginia sweetspire, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Pitcher plant, and Mexican petunia.