Edible Landscape Plant - Ubi Keladi

One of the ultimate aims of Suria Helang Lui is to create an area where the landscape utilizes edible plants.  With the great tropical weather of Malaysia, there are many plants to choose from.  The above plant known as Ubi Keladi, (Botanical name : Caladium) is from the Araceae family.  There are many varieties of caladium and not all are edible. 
It thrives well is moist soil with a high organic matter content in semi-shady locations.  It takes approximately 4 months to have good-sized tubers, weighing approximately 500gm. The tubers can be prepared in many ways to create from savoury to sweet dishes.  The stems can also be eaten and locally, is often used in asam pedas dishes.  The stem can also be cooked in many ways.
This particular variety produces large leaves measuring around 0.5m at the widest part and 1m long.  At the farm, I chopped up the leaves and feed it to the fish.  They seem to love it and it helps to improve the taste of the fish.
Updated 11 Oct, 2012