Taro is a large perennial herbaceous plant growing up to 5-6 feet. It's rather large heart-shaped, frilly edged leaves at the end of long, stout petioles appear like elephant’s ear. It grows best in marshy, wet soil and warm humid climates. The corm grows to a size of a turnip, has globular or oblong shape with brown fibrous skin. Its surface is marked by circular rings indicating points of attachment of scaly leaves. Inside, its flesh is white to cream-yellow, but may feature different colors depending upon cultivar types. An average-size corm weighs about 2-4 pounds. It’s delicious, crispy-textured meat becomes soft and edible once cooked and has nutty flavor just like that of water chestnuts.