Cultivar · genus Colocasia
Mojito
Colocasia esculenta · ‘Mojito’
Guide
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No cultivar-specific guide yet
Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Colocasia esculenta care below. If you grow ‘Mojito’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.
Care recipe
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Bright, indirect
≈ every 7 days
High
18–30 °C
Rich, moisture-retentive soil that stays consistently damp
Division of corms or tubers
Regular balanced feed through the growing season
Fast
Rarely flowers indoors; grown for its large dramatic leaves
Toxic to cats & dogs & humans
Araceae family — contains insoluble calcium oxalate crystals that irritate mouth and digestive tract if chewed. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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PrimarySources: ai:claude-code · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (family inference)
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