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  • 17-06-2012 11:18pm
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    teddansonswig
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭


    hey gardeners,
    bought this beauty at bloom but cant remember the complicated title!
    any help would be appreciated!
    thanks a bunch of flowers

    IUWcv.jpg


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    planetX
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭planetX


    It looks very like a plant I have - Dioscorea elephantipes. Yours looks like the young form, but it could be a different species of Dioscorea. It's a type of yam from South Africa, D. elephantipes is called Hottentot bread or Elephants football. The swollen caudex will grow huge over time. Very cool plant! Don't overwater:)


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    teddansonswig
    Registered Users Posts: 427 ✭✭teddansonswig


    thanks a million planetX!
    just needed to be sure of the watering!
    got so much info at bloom it was hard to keep it all in
    cheers!


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