Purple Spot Edible Taro PLANT – Bun Long Taro – Untreated – Colocasia Esculenta
Bun Long Taro is a perennial plant that produces tasty edible tubers and is a fantastic potatoe substitute. The tubers are peeled and boiled, baked, or stir-fried. The leaves can be used for food wrapping. Taro is a fantastic potatoe substitute with lots of health benefits. It contains some important nutrients, such as vitamins C and E, fiber, potassium, magnesium, and other elements that are super important for our health. It can be grown in a large pot, too.
The plant you buy is grown by Ewa, propagated from the mother plant that grows in her food forest.
Planting and growing tips:
- Give it a good drink and place it in a half-shade position out of the wind.
- Leave it in the original pot for a few days until it recovers from the journey.
- Re-pot or plant into the ground at the latest when the roots start to come out of the bottom holes.
- Watering straight after planting is essential! From then on as required.
- It doesn’t like to sit in water so a well-drained position is best. All our edibles grow happily and quickly in slightly raised garden beds.
- It does best in sun and partial shade and in many types of soil, however, the better the soil, the quicker and better the plant will grow.
- Grow in your garden or a pot.
Additional notes:
- The price is for one young plant in a small pot, naturally grown with lots of love in my permaculture food forest in Pacific Haven QLD Australia. Sending within Australia only, not to NORFOLK ISLAND, NT, SA, TAS, or WA. Pick up by appointment only.
- Most of our nursery plants grow in a semi-shade. Introducing them to the sun slowly before replanting to their permanent position will promote healthy growth.
- Do your research before trying any new foods. Please also note our disclaimer in the footer of this page.
