Description
Dioscorea elephantipes. Elephant’s foot (e). It is one of the most beautiful, weird and wonderful, caudiciform plants . It has a deeply fissured surface, resembling an elephant’s foot. It is a perennial geophytic climber and is winter growing. Sowing: The seeds, which are winged, should be sown in flat seed pans. They should be covered with a sowing medium not deeper than 5 mm. Use sandy loam with very well-rotted compost. Move to a sunny location. Sow the seeds in autumn. Locality: Ladismith. Harvest: October 2022
