Dioscorea elephantipes

Description

Dioscorea elephantipes (This plant comes in a 3.5 inch pot. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. It may or may not be blooming at the time of your purchase. The plant is shipped in its pot to prevent any damage to the roots). Common names include Turtle back and Elephant ‘s foot.Flowers: Greenish-yellow in clusters.Blooming season: in habitat flowers normally appear in May or June.Dioscorea elephantipes will live for approx. 70 years in cultivation, if it is looked after.Exposure: It prefers light shade but keep the caudex in the shade.Waterings: It needs moderate to regular water. Slow down or withheld water when the tuber is dormant in summer (after shedding its leaves).Hardiness: It is easy to grow if a winter temperature of 5°C can be maintained. Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz