Beautiful Taro Leaf
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
September 25, 2017 11:23pm CST
This is a kind of taro plant commonly found in our place. Because of the beautiful and colored leaves this is sometimes placed in the garden as ornamental plant. I don't know if this is edible I have not known neighbors to eat this.
But when tou see the leave it has good color print and really a pretty one.
I took the photo one morning.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
27 Sep 17
In the US people do not eat it, but use it only for a shade loving ornamental plant. I have always loved them and how the leaves are so pretty. They are called caladium if I remember correctly.It is related to your edible taro. We call the big green taro "elephant's ears". My sister's neighbor tells of eating the roots of it. This colored plant also grows from a bulb or tuber. Crotons as mentioned by silvermist are a woody shrub like plant. Not the same. I have never seen a caladium with yellow.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
Wow you have lots of this plant. Thanks now I know the name caladium. Wow that white variety is so beautiful. That would be pretty in the garden. I have never seen that white kind.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
Whew, it failed many times but finally uploaded the photo, so sorry.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
Yeah we also have the green leaf varieties of this taro and we also have this kind.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Sep 17
Very pretty though to look at.
I don´t know if you can eat it either will try to find out later on a bit busy right now.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
27 Sep 17
@ilocosboy
Seen lovely images of it too very nice.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
It cannot be eaten, it will be too itchy for our throat
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
26 Sep 17
They are crotons.Not edible.Beautiful leaves.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
26 Sep 17
@ilocosboy Yes,you are right.We have plenty of such plants here.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
@silvermist oh this crotons, i think the plant is different. Our fellow mylotter Heather @GardenGerty said its caladium.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
oh crotons, when you say crotons, what does it mean? Yeah I believe its not edible and just for ornamental purposes.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
26 Sep 17
It is very beautiful..I probably think this is not edible.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
27 Sep 17
@ilocosboy Ouch..how is your thorn in your finger now?
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
Oh you remember it. As long as it won't be pressed, the pain will not be felt. Its okay now
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Sep 17
@ilocosboy Oh yes we too prepare a dish with coconut and spices, very tasty 
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,@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
Yeah and I just so love the edible kind especially when cooked in coconut milk
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
I took the photo in the morning and it got few dew drops in it.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
26 Sep 17
@ilocosboy
I heard about that kind of plant, it's very itchy and it should be keeping away from kids.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
they said its not edible because the juice is very itchy when it touch the skin.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
27 Sep 17
@YrNemo oh its only now I've learned this rule, I think I need to remember this always.
rule of thumb, anything that looks too pretty, don't eat it 
@mildredtabitha (16053)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Sep 17
It is beautiful and I doubt if it is edible :)
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@mildredtabitha (16053)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Sep 17
@ilocosboy but it can be used to make poison or medicine. hehe
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
26 Sep 17
We have this plant, very colorful and attracted. It's not edible here
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
I think it's not edible, just an ornamental gabi (taro).
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
@vsai2008 maybe there are this kind in your country
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
thank you, its beautiful to see but itchy to the body, so beware.
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@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
26 Sep 17
@ilocosboy The leaves are completely different here in India, I don't think I saw the plant many times, so I might be wrong
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
26 Sep 17
maybe this is the reason why this is not edible at all. It's good as ornamental because of its printed leaf.
