Tea Party taro
Colocasia esculenta 'Tea Party'
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
'Tea Party' taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Tea Party') is an annual for specimen, accent, and rain garden use. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, loamy or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It forms a clump and grows at a moderate pace.
Pairs well with Mexican petunia, Lemongrass, and Vermillionaire cuphea.