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Hottentot bread (Dioscorea elephantipes)
Hottentot bread (Dioscorea elephantipes)
This plant will be in hibernation mode during summer. During summer (May to October), you will be receiving a caudex with no leave and you need to wait till winter for new growth of leaves.
- Hottentot bread is abulbous is covered on the outside with thick, hard, corky plates
-Hottentot bread has very attractive spirally twisted leaves
- it has slender, laefy, climbing shoots with dark-spotted, greenish-yellow flowers
- Don't water your plant frequently in hibernation mode to prevent root rot
- Don't put your plant under direct sunlight
daily care of Hottentot bread
Light condition: |
Full sun to partial shade |
How to water: |
Allow getting dry between watering |
Size: |
Diameter approximately small 1.2-1.4''(3-3.5cm) Diameter approximately Medium 1.6-2''(4-5cm) Diameter approximately Big 2-2.4''(5-6cm) Diameter approximately X-Large 3.3-4.3'(8.5-11cm) |
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