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Dioscorea elephantipes, the elephant's foot or Hottentot bread, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Dioscorea of the family Dioscoreaceae, ...
Dioscorea elephantipes is an easy to grow caudiciform, as long as you follow certain guidelines. Young plants grow best with a topdressing of gravel covering ...
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Overall, the Dioscorea elephantipes (Elephant Foot plant) is a unique and exotic succulent plant with bulbous caudex and vining stems. It thrives in USDA ...
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A weirdo caudiciform, Dioscorea elephantipes is a climbing plant with fissured, elephant-foot-like trunk. This plant drops all its leaves in the spring to ...
Nov 23, 2021 · Dioscorea elephantipes goes through a period of dormancy for a few months each year. You'll know your plant has gone dormant when the vine dries ...
Aug 30, 2017 · Species Name: Dioscorea elephantipes. Origin: South Africa. General Care & Information about Growing Dioscorea elephantipes.

Dioscorea elephantipes

Plant
Dioscorea elephantipes, the elephant's foot or Hottentot bread, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Dioscorea of the family Dioscoreaceae, native to the dry interior of South Africa. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Dioscorea elephantipes
Lifespan: approx. 70 years
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Kingdom: Plantae

It produces a seasonal clinging growth up to 6 metres long. The leaves are heart-shaped. It bears small insignificant yellowish green flowers. Derivation of ...
Dioscorea elephantipes is summer deciduous and is a perennial geophytic climber. In summer the leafless plant conserves energy by dropping its leaves in October ...
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Jul 9, 2024 · This video profiles the caudex plant, Dioscorea elephantipes, sometimes called the elephant's ...
Duration: 3:34
Posted: Jul 9, 2024