tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post7891506030404553851..comments2023-10-30T11:25:30.658+01:00Comments on Mediterranean Garden Spain: Do you have Elephant's Ears?Colin and Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-72432422483862164602007-03-03T18:22:00.000+01:002007-03-03T18:22:00.000+01:00Yes, Taro ( Hawaii) is dasheen ( West Indies). The...Yes, Taro ( Hawaii) is dasheen ( West Indies). The tubers are cooked and eaten and the leaves are used to make the famous callaloo soup. The smaller types are eddoes or colocasia, and also tannia, but I don't think leaves are eaten from these.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-11425823895599256622007-03-03T11:08:00.000+01:002007-03-03T11:08:00.000+01:00They do look stunning at their full height of abou...They do look stunning at their full height of about 5'0". I think the Grocery store idea is a good one, I think I read that they are also known as Tarro.Colin and Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231691434304136346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-74852367622958606442007-03-03T04:40:00.000+01:002007-03-03T04:40:00.000+01:00You can actually buy some tubers at the grocery st...You can actually buy some tubers at the grocery store or west indian market. Some of the varieties sold for ornamental plants are the same as the edible ones, known as eddoes, colocsia, dasheen.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-87207670482462724322007-02-28T17:47:00.000+01:002007-02-28T17:47:00.000+01:00Your the second blog I recently read that had a po...Your the second blog I recently read that had a post about Elephant's Ears...have to plant some this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-2243286388123491342007-02-25T23:23:00.000+01:002007-02-25T23:23:00.000+01:00What an exoticlooking plant...the tubers look huge...What an exoticlooking plant...the tubers look huge. We call Bergenias "elephants ears"RUTHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389012059140660415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21205945.post-91020168584135358572007-02-25T08:06:00.000+01:002007-02-25T08:06:00.000+01:00Interesting plant. Looks familiar but never heard ...Interesting plant. Looks familiar but never heard of the name.Ladynredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054466831033220900noreply@blogger.com