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Grocery store taro...

20 years ago

I found one sprouting, stuck it in a pot and have a couple leaves. What variety is it? Will it survive the winters here in Dallas? How vigorous are they? I'd like to put it in the ground but want to know FIRST how rapidly they grow and if they spread.

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bihai
20 years ago
It depends on where you got it. The grocery store taro is usually one of many diverse but look-alike types of Xanthosoma. It may or may not make it in Dallas winters with heavy mulch, your ground does freeze after all. I don't think you have to worry about it taking over the world there like it can here
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