Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Grocery Store Taro, 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
This next one I believe came from the india store. It has shown some very odd behavior one season it grew and had dark leaves similar to black magic but then the following season the leaves were green. At times new leaves will show this dark coloration but it seems to fade now. The leaves are light green and usually held horizontal with a pink to light maroon dot in the center. I have been unable to get a name on this as well. Possibly they are Hawaiian hybrids being sold as taro all over. The guy at the india shop said all the taro he buys is being grown and sold in south america so it is possible that even if the place is a india or oriental shop they could be selling hawaiian or other taro hybrids. To them they are probably almost all similar or the same.