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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pale Green
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Grown for foliage Blue-Green Smooth-Textured
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive This plant is suitable for growing indoors Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
Seed Collecting: N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
This plant is commercially grown for human consumption in some parts of the world. However, it MUST (with no exception) be cooked correctly prior to eating. If any part is eaten raw it will cause SEVERE IRRITATION of the mouth and throat. The sap can also cause dermatitis.
On Nov 29, 2003, amorning1 from Islamorada, FL wrote:
You can chop up a bulb into 10 pieces and each piece will start a new plant. Does not like wind. Dappled shade/sun works best. Extremely fast growing...can spit out a big new leaf within 3 days. Can tolerate full sun if well established and watered often. I've seen 'em growing in water, not planted or nothing, just floating along...making baby plants as they go.
On Aug 27, 2003, aking1a from Baton Rouge, LA (Zone 8b) wrote:
Most resources suggest shade to part shade. My best success is to plant in an area receiving 6 hours morning sun and bright afternoon shade. Rich, well drained, moist soil.
On Aug 18, 2003, xyris from Sebring, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
Grows like crazy in wet areas in central Florida. The size of the leaves is somewhat dependent on the size of the rhizome or tuber planted. I moved some that weighed about 50 pounds each and immediately got 4 foot leaves on 4 foot petioles. It will grow in standing water quite successfully - my best ones are in a drainage ditch that has had water all summer long.
However, it can be invasive - so don't discard rhizomes or tubers at the edges of natural wetlands in Florida or you could create a problem.
On Oct 9, 2002, Michaelp from Orange Springs, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
This grows well in Florida/ needs rich wet soil to produce a good crop of tubers-Mine grow well and are nice looking they do well in areas too wet for most things, [but not in standing water].
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Daphne, Alabama Phoenix, Arizona Brooksville, Florida Clearwater, Florida Deltona, Florida Inverness, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Miami, Florida North Fort Myers, Florida Pensacola, Florida Rockledge, Florida Sebring, Florida Seffner, Florida Tampa, Florida Dallas, Georgia Hawkinsville, Georgia Lahaina, Hawaii Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kansas City, Missouri North Las Vegas, Nevada Cincinnati, Ohio Vieques, Puerto Rico Lexington, South Carolina Austin, Texas Houston, Texas Humble, Texas Richmond, Texas
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