Common varieties of bamboo taro

1. Morphological characteristics

The basic shape is spindle-shaped, with elongated leaves. Generally speaking, it prefers a warm and humid growing environment, but it should not be exposed directly to the sun. As for the soil requirements, it is best to use humus soil with good air permeability and drainage.

2. Common varieties

1. Curcuma variegated. It has slender leaves with a light green surface that seem to be inlaid with feather-like stripes. It also looks like another layer of small leaves has grown on the leaves, which is layered and extremely beautiful.

2. White-spotted bamboo yam. Its rhizome is slender and tall, about fifty to sixty centimeters long. The leaves are large and thin, with large white spots on the surface. From a distance, it looks like white leaves floating in the wind.

3. Double-line arrowroot. It is also called red-line bamboo taro. As the name suggests, there are many thin red lines on the surface of the leaves, with white and red stripes as a pattern. It is very beautiful. It is oval in shape and the surface is light green, which is very beautiful.

4. Variegated arrowroot. It is also known as variegated kudzu vine. Its oval leaves are large and thin, with a velvety feel and a particularly good touch. It has eye-catching purple-red markings and can be used directly as a material for flower arrangement.

5. Velvet bamboo yu. It has broad leaves with a dark green surface, similar to zebra stripes, and is very pleasing to the eye when placed indoors or in the office.

6. Rainbow Arrowroot. It has light green stripes on its leaves as the background pattern, dark green stripes on the veins, and red and green stripes arranged alternately, like the arrangement of a rainbow, so it is called rainbow bamboo yam.

3. Uses

In daily life, placing it indoors not only has the effect of beautifying the room, but also has the effect of purifying the air.