Dioscorea elephantipes - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Impala Lily

Dioscorea elephantipes - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Impala LilyDioscorea is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extending into temperate climates. It is named after the ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides. Dioscorea elephantipes is a tuberous vining flowering plant in the genus Dioscorea, native to southwest South Africa, including the Cape of

but the stem is larger bright green and almost bare

The young luxuriant red-veined leaves can be eaten like spinach and the dark red

An open pollinated variety

Everbearing plants are especially ornamental

Life expectancy is 200+ with 500 yr old specimens disgracefully cut down throughout the 1970s

and tend to arch more

tufted annual

The flowers show from March to September

Growing 10cm to 25cm with scented pink/purple/blue flowers marked with yellow

Barley Grass is consumed by many people in the form of a powder or capsule called Super Barley Green

Width : (91 - 132cm)

Similar to other members of the genus