Forms a cool caudex that looks like molten or flowing lava! Most commonly, the caudex reaches 60-90 cm in diameter, but often 3 (or more) meters and is coated in rough Trochomeria debilis 5" Pot, fat plant great character! Fockea edulis 8" Pot 6"+Caudex, Great Form!Easy to grow succulent. Though it grows slowly, it is a favorite of caudex collectors. And I found some pale pink bugs on it . A bright place, a bright diffused light. A window that faces west or southwest is best suited. The beauty of Dioscorea elephantipes lies in its beautiful above-ground caudex (stem). Dioscorea sylvatica is another cool Dioscorea that forms a very unusual caudex. Your email address will not be published. Early spring every year. The volume of the pot is not necessary to increase, just replace the soil. Dioscorus needs close enough pot, as it will grow better. For Dioscorea ivory requires larger the pot, the old plants should be repotted rare, but is required to pour the soil annually. Fockea edulis Large and old Specimen! Dioscorea batatas is a PERENNIAL growing to 3 m (9ft) by 1.5 m (5ft). The caudex can grow to 9 feet. Withhold fertilizer and water sparingly during the plant's dormant period, when the vines turn yellow and die back. This is a plant active during summer, so you need to water it (carefully) the most during that period. Wait for the soil around caudex to dry completely, and then water it with a larger amount of water. You will receive the plant in the picture. When I came home , its caudex shrink, wrinkle and get soft. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. Required fields are marked *. | Importantly, it is deciduous and loses its leaves in the summer. Cultivation. Dioscorea elephantipes / 5 seeds (Elephant's foot, Turtle back plant) UnusualSeeds $ 5.75. Plants often go dormant during the summer, but there is no set pattern or time schedule. They are found in South Africa. The caudex can grow â¦, Freshly harvested Dioscorea elephantipes seeds! Fockea crispa fc002 6" Pot! Name: Dioscorea Elephantipes Seeds 2pcs : Quantity: 2 pcs Other name: Turtle Back,Elephantâs Foot Germination temperature: 15-25C Growth temperature: 15-30C Plant height: 10-600cm Germination days: 5-15 days The best sowing seasons: spring, summer, autumn Flowering time: 9-12 weeks Transportation: Free shipping Pest control: Leaf spot, scale insect,whitefly The ideal soil for Dioscorea is Cactus soil. The above ground caudex is protected by elephantine bark while it rests. It is in flower from September to October. Can get really large.â¦, Trochomeria debilis is a member of the cucumber family. The shape looks like mealy bugs . These were taken off the vine on May 18, 2020, so arâ¦. Common name is Elephants Foot due the the cor Do not over-water during the summer months, as this will shorten its life span by at least half. So they do not need to be potted in a deep pot but I feel they do not require a bonsai pot either. It is affected quite rarely by red spider mites. With a lack of moisture and dry air, the leaves turn yellow and fall off. United States of America, © 2020 Flowering in the summer, groin like inflorescences 6-8 cm long, flowers small greenish-yellow. The growth period ⦠Re: Cultivation of a Dioscorea Elephantipes. Will make a great specimen. Don't miss out! Dioscorea elephantipes is a choice Caudiciform Succulent that produces seasonal twining vine from the top of the caudex. (Qty - 100). Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant's Foot Seeds x 10 ï¼é¾ç²é¾ç§åï¼ Packet contains 10 Fresh seeds of Dioscorea elephantipes This is a summer deciduous climbing or scrambling shrub which develops a huge corky basal stem which can reach up to nearly 1 metre across after many years. Operculicarya decaryi 6" Pot - Fat and knobby plant with great bonsai potential. Post by mikethecactusguy » Thu Mar 05, 2020 6:53 pm I gave it a stick on Monday to play with and it took a few days to dance around it until it started to warp itself yesterday. Vista, CA 92084 Dioscorea elephantipes is an easy to grow caudiciform, as long as you follow certain guidelines. Withhold fertilizer and water sparingly during the plantâs dormant period â when the vines turn yellow and die back. Dioscorea sylvatica, 3.5" pot. Get outdoors for some landscaping or spruce up your garden! The vine that grows out of the plant bulb prefers full sun. Great plant for a beginner. From spring to autumn every 2-3 weeks with liquid fertilizer. . This summer-deciduous, geophytic climber in the yam family sports a unique, deeply fissured surface that resembles a fat pineapple or, to some people, an elephantâs foot. Withhold fertilizer and water sparingly during the plant's dormant period, when the vines turn yellow and die back. The exposed, enlarged tuberous base is an organ that stores water, called a caudex. Keep in a warm area and wait for the first shoots of the vine to appear. Seedling care is mostly the same as mentioned above and in the video, but just be careful to keep it the soil consistently moist during the first growing season (water 1-2x/week with a soil that is very open and drains easily); if the soil dries out too much you can kill the newly-forming caudex. Dioscorea elephantipes, 3.5" pot, 1.5"- 2" wide caudex, rare!Dioscorea elephantipes is a very slow g⦠Out of stock. If you use a liquid fertilizer, dilute it by 50% or more. Don't use full-strength fertilizer -- the Dioscorea will not like it. It is hardy to zone (UK) 5. Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa 6" Pot - Large knobby caudex! Perfect Euphorbia symmetrica specimen! It is used to extreme heat (above 40°C), but it can also take low temperatures (-4°C). The vines reaches 2 m and grows rapidly during the growing season ( from Autumn to Spring) but usually dies back in the summer, leaving the caudex to survive the hot, dry season. It is a deciduous climber. 1674 Lone Oak Rd. Plants often go dormant during the summer, but there is no set pattern or time schedule. They flower in May/June, a pale green/yellow flower. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). Dioscorea can be propagated by division of nodules, which is carried out in the spring, before the start of growth. Dioscorea elephantipes (This plant comes in a 3.5 inch pot. Feed the plant with a very dilute (25 percent of normal) fertilizer with each watering. Excelâ¦. Dioscorea elephantipes Dioscorea elephantipes lose their leaves in summer so that they can conserve energy. Dioscorea elephantipes likes light fertilizer when its vine is actively growing. Weâve already mentioned the fact that Elephantâs Foot plants go into a dormant period once or even several times a year. 70 years in cultivation, if it is looked after. Sunlight: The caudex requires shade/partial sun. Sep 4, 2020 - Explore Patty Newman's board "dioscorea elephantipes" on Pinterest. Euphorbia symmetrica Specimen 1 - Almost cylindrical-shaped with great markings! Growing in a 6" pot, this is a spectacular specimen with great fissures and a perfect "Tortoise" look. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Hello, I didnât water my small D.elephantipes for 3 weeks. Lightweight breathable soil is suitable. 1 part of sod land, 1 part of leaf land, 1 part of coarse-grained sand or perlite, 1 part of wet peat or humus. Being summer deciduous this is a drought tolerant plant that actually requires a dry summer. Dioscorea elephantipes (Elephantâs Foot) A deciduous climbing vine, Dioscorea elephantipes is grown as much for the large woody caudex as it is for the foliage. In frost-free areas, grow in sharply-drained soil in sun with the caudex in shade. Botanic Wonders | The caudex can grow ⦠Out of ⦠If you select any attributes with or without a plant name, you will see a much narrower selection of results taken only from the old RHS Plant Selector database. Common names include Turtle back and Elephant âs ⦠Feed the plant with a very dilute (25 percent of normal) fertilizer with each watering. Dioscorea elephantipes 6" Pot, Flawless with amazing form! Powered by BigCommerce Post by A_G_R » Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:57 pm elephantipes I got with a seller on Facebook, and hemicrypta from Plants for the Southwest here in Tucson, I got lucky because it was the only one on a tray of other plants Yucca elephantipes, also known as yucca guatemalensis, spineless yucca or giant yucca, is a large succulent that grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11. The length of shoots in room conditions is up to 70 cm and more than 2 m. In the summer: not lower than 77 ° F, in the winter 50-59 ° F. Medium, it is possible to grow in relatively dry air. Dioscorea elephantipes will live for approx. Re: Cultivation of a Dioscorea Elephantipes. From spring to autumn every 2-3 weeks with liquid fertilizer. Requires pruning. The plant needs a support in the form of a ladder or a grid. Wild yam elephantiasis (Dioscorea elephantipes) has a rest periodt from late spring to late summer (it is at this time almost no watering), and increases, on the contrary, since the beginning of autumn. Trochomeria debilis 5" Pot, old and fat specimen kept dwarfed for staging! (Qty - 10), Dioscorea elephantipes FRESH SEEDS! Cyphostemma juttae seedling with double trunk! Free shipping eligible Dioscorea elephantipes (large) LAsucculents $ 65.00. The mother plant it came from had a three foot diameter caudex. The elephant foot, Dioscorea elephantipes, is a perennial caudiciform deciduous vine of the family monocot yam (Dioscoreaceae). Beautiful seedgrown Operculicarya decaryi that has been trained throughout its life with bonsai in mâ¦, Botanic Wonders Shop a huge online selection at eBay.com. You will be purchasing this exact specimen. See more ideas about Succulents, Fat plants, Unusual plants. Water regularly from that point on. Dioscorea elephantipes, 3.5" pot, 1.5"- 2" wide caudex, rare!Dioscorea elephantipes is a very slow gâ¦, Dioscorea sylvatica is another cool Dioscorea that forms a very unusual caudex. Sitemap. Watering: Irregular watering is the most common cause of this plantâs demise. The vines reaches 2 m and grows rapidly during the growing season ( from Autumn to Spring) but usually dies back in the summer, leaving the caudex to survive the hot, dry season. New roots grow from the outer edge of the caudex, so they are best protected with a well drained layer of gravel. * Currently without vine*, Dioscorea elephantipes FRESH SEEDS! In summer the leafless plant conserves energy by dropping its leaves, just before the onset of the summer heat. 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 Description. Dioscorea elephantipes (Elephant's foot) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.. The apical cuttings in spring (covered with polyethylene) in a mixture of peat and perlite or earth with sand.It is possible to multiply seeds that are sown in March-April in a mixture of leaf land and sand and germinate at a temperature of 59 ° F, periodically watering. The grown shoots dive. Young plants are then transferred to a larger pot. Growing Dioscorea elephantipes from Seed. Your email address will not be published. Water well around the edges, being sure not to get water into the point from which the vine will grow (usually there some pieces of old vine in the growing area). Reproduction The apical cuttings in spring (covered with polyethylene) in a mixture of peat and perlite or earth with sand.It is possible to multiply seeds that are sown in March-April in a mixture of leaf land and sand and germinate at a temperature of 59 ° F, periodically watering. Dioscorea elephantipes is summer deciduous and is a perennial geophytic climber. Cyphostemma juttae 6" Pot - Fat specimen! When I tried to kill it with my nails , red stuff will comes out from the body. $18.00. Young plants grow best with a topdressing of gravel covering most of the caudex. Conservatory, Containers, Desert garden/Xeriscaping, Drought Tolerant, Greenhouse. Dioscorea elephantipes grows in the wet season. If you do this you can fertilize every few weeks when the vine is growing. Vine will be trimmed before shipping. The plant is not self-fertile. Fast growing plant that produces a white caudex with green vine. It may or may not be blooming at the time of your purchase. Use dilute (25 percent of normal) fertilizer with each watering. As mentioned, I started my plant from seed. Remember it drops its leaves in late November. The plant is shipped in its pot to prevent any damage to the roots). Dioscorea elephantipes, 3.5" pot, Killer plants! This plant has super bumps on caudex! In some cases these caudexes can grow as much as 3 m in height and are divided into angled, corrugated fissures. Ipomoea albivenia, 3.5" pot, Forms caudex! Dioscorea elephantipes is a choice Caudiciform Succulent that produces seasonal twining vine from the top of the caudex. In the summer abundant, with the approach of winter watering is reduced. When the leaves turn yellow, the plant enters a period of rest, during which the plant is moisturize very rare. Watering is renewed with the appearance of new leaves in the spring. About 1mm large . If you enter just a plant name, you will see results from the old RHS Plant Finder and Selector databases. Extreme warty genetics! Plants often go dormant during the summer, but there is no set pattern or time schedule. It grows an underground cudex that canâ¦. In its natural environment it rests during the hot dry summer. Great caudiciform! The stems are climbers and the leaves are heart shaped. Your Elephantâs Foot plant will also need some feeding to grow healthy and to live up to seventy years. ⢠Elephant foot/turtle back (Dioscorea elephantipes). Dioscorea elephantipes needs a rest period. Nice fatty! Dioscorea elephantipes has a deeply fissured surface, resembling an elephant's foot, hence its common name. Dioscorea elephantipes can live for 70 years in cultivation. Shop great deals on Dioscorea. It makes a most interesting container plant. I have been growing this Dioscorea elephantipes for 16 years from a small plant in a 3 inch pot to this beauty in a 10 inch Azalea pot. Suggested uses. Overgrown in a 2" pot. We recommend using a balanced fertilizer at one-quarter strength about once a month when the plant isnât dormant. Feed the plant with a very dilute (25 percent of normal) fertilizer with each watering. Of water flowering in the picture off the vine that grows out of the caudex dioscorea elephantipes is an that... 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