Hello Once Again. The decorative plant has a darker green leaf with a pointed shape. It will also blossom with a white lilly and has a sweet odor. The eatable specie has a leaf that looks more like the "elephant ear" and that is how it gets its nick name.
Jerry P On Jul 28, 2009, at 8:21 PM, JEROME R PIMENTEL wrote: > There certainly is a difference between the "decorative garden > plant" and the eatable specie. Be careful. > > Jerry Pimentel > On Jul 28, 2009, at 11:00 AM, Mary Bordi wrote: > >> >> On Jul 28, 2009, at 10:25 AM, carmen furtado wrote: >> >>> I used to love these but haven't had them for years - was >>> wondering if they were available in massachusetts - can't remember >>> how my grandmother cooked them - boiled or baked - thanks - carmen >> >> Earlier this spring I bought some bulbs of Colocasia esculenta at >> Costco. They are sold as a decorative garden plant, Elephant Ears-- >> they have a large leaf. Mine are growning nicely in a container. >> This is the plant known as inhames or taro root. I am planning to >> eat them. >> >> I don't recommend this to anyone else. If you grow them to eat, buy >> the roots from someone who is selling them as such. :) You don't >> want to eat something that was mistakenly identified... >> >> Mary Bordi >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
