Dioscorea hemicrypta Cactus An interesting leafy species from

An interesting leafy species from Madagascar

As it comes from tropical Africa it prefers to be kept at 50 degrees or more year round

The white color is actually a waxy powder produced by the plant

many years and can be kept smaller if grown as a potted plant

Oxalis convexula An attractive succulent shamrock species from South Africa

Dioscorea hemicrypta Cactus An interesting leafy species fromDioscorea hemicrypta Family: Dioscoreaceae. A nice vining caudiciform from South Africa. The caudex is brown and mostly smooth when young but in time becomes cracked and fissured. Compared to the better known Dioscorea elephantipes this species has a more irregular caudex shape but otherwise takes similar care. Well grown plants in the ground can develop a caudex 2' diameter or larger! But in a pot a reasonable expectation is 6" 1' diameter when