Dioscorea Elephantipes (Plant XXL5)

Dioscorea elephantipes, Testudinaria elephantipes, Tortoiseshell plant or elephant’s foot plant.

Dioscorea elephantipes is a species of flowering plant in the genus Dioscorea of the family Dioscoreaceae, native to the dry interior of South Africa.

This summer deciduous climbing plants is beloved for it’s unique fissured caudex which grows to resemble a tortoise shell or elephants foot.

PLANT XXL5: The plant shown in the photos is the exact plant you will receive. Caudex diameter is 4.1 inches. Plant is actively growing at the time of listing in a 7 inch tan Malaysian ceramic pot.

Available for pickup in San Francisco potted. Otherwise ships bare-root without pot or soil.