Dioscorea elephantipes

(syn. Testudinaria) Tortoise Plant. Annual vines from a caudex which is woody-looking but succulent within. Withhold water as vines die down, but otherwise likes water. Caudex in shade, vine in medium light.

7.Winter grower. Needs water in winter, not summer.

Every home should have one.

One of Stan's big ones.

Very pointy and has TWO meristems already.

New vines in January reach up to grab onto something.

Three degrees of tubercularity: smooth, average, and pointy.

Tiny flower.

Winter growing vines in full growth.

December and all leaves are dried off, plant is briefly dormant.

Loyal subjects gather round their beloved leader.

Close up of leaves.

Beautiful old plant.

Dioscorea elephantipes

(syn. Testudinaria) Tortoise Plant. Annual vines from a caudex which is woody-looking but succulent within. Withhold water as vines die down, but otherwise likes water. Caudex in shade, vine in medium light.

7.Winter grower. Needs water in winter, not summer.

Every home should have one.

One of Stan's big ones.

Very pointy and has TWO meristems already.

New vines in January reach up to grab onto something.

Three degrees of tubercularity: smooth, average, and pointy.

Tiny flower.

Winter growing vines in full growth.

December and all leaves are dried off, plant is briefly dormant.

Loyal subjects gather round their beloved leader.

Close up of leaves.

Beautiful old plant.