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lorax · 08-07-2009, 08:31 AM

I don't grow it, per se; it's wild in my forests where it does very well. The pics are definitely not doing it justice in terms of that lovely, black-grape colour that the petioles have.

This is one of the edible varieties, Randy - both the young leaf/stem and the tuber. The former is kind of like beet greens when you steam it.

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lorax Banned lorax's Photo Gallery Location: Ecuador, South America Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 13 / Köppen-Geiger BSh Name: Lorax Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,532 BananaBucks : 308,681 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 742 Times Was Thanked 3,040 Times in 1,188 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 464 Times	Re: Xanthosoma violacea? I don't grow it, per se; it's wild in my forests where it does very well. The pics are definitely not doing it justice in terms of that lovely, black-grape colour that the petioles have. This is one of the edible varieties, Randy - both the young leaf/stem and the tuber. The former is kind of like beet greens when you steam it.