Dioscorea elephantipes

It is a deciduous climber. It takes the name "elephant’s foot" from the appearance of its large, partially buried, tuberous stem or caudex, which grows very slowly but often reaches a considerable size, often more than 3 m (10 ft) in circumference with a height of nearly 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above ground. It is rich in starch, whence the name Hottentot bread, and is covered on the outside with thick, hard, corky plates

These are two of our Dioscorea elephantipes that we have grown from seed.

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