Dioscorea Hemicrypta - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Cabbage pale red & salmon coloured

pale red & salmon coloured flowers in Spring

but does protrude above ground with age or if some underground obstacle prevents it from contracting deeper

Because of its need of water to germinate

The tree bears dense clusters of small

Many others are cultivated as ornamental plants

Dioscorea Hemicrypta - Indigenous South African Succulent - 5 Seeds Cabbage pale red & salmon colouredDioscorea 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 hemicrypta is endemic to the Little Karoo and Eastern Cape where the plants occur in mountainous habitat. The caudiciform stem of the