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Subject: Xanthosoma saggitifolia (malanga) or "Taro"?
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Subject: Xanthosoma saggitifolia (malanga) or "Taro"?
Hi Aroiders,
I just returned from Harris-Teeter, Concord NC. Their Xanthosoma
saggitifolia (malanga) is being sold as Taro for about $2.69 per pound.
One of these “Taro’s” had a purple skin around a tiny emerging bud.
Another “Taro” had a tiny green bud. While I was examining the differen=
t
shapes, sizes and bud colors of these two “Taros”, I was getting some
strange stares from the store manager and the produce manager. If I
weren’t so confused plus embarrassed, I would have bought both of these
tubers.
The 10 cent Malanga that I bought and planted two weeks ago has softened
and has not sprouted. At first I planted it side ways since it looked
like it had two pointed ends. Then dug it up and planted what I thought
was the pointed side up above the soil. After examining the “Taro’s”
today, it looks like I had planted my Malanga upside down.
Is the purple skin around the tiny “Taro” bud unusual? Is this any
indication that the foliage may be more ornamental?
Judy Bauer
8440 Huckleberry Trail
Concord NC 28027
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