Dioscorea Elephantipes and var. Montana in the 30 cm pot and are still dormant, but will soon start to sprout when temperatures rise again.
The diameter is 16-20 cm Dioscorea Elephantipes Montana originally comes from South Africa, but these are cultivated specimens.
There is a difference in structure in terms of markings.
The Montana clearly has more studs on the caudex.
It is an easy to keep caudex plant that originates from South Africa.
The plant stands out because of its beautiful caudex with the structure of a turtle shell.
The plant has a growth and a rest period. During the rest period there is only a bare caudex with lignified parts of stems from the growth period.
When the plant goes dormant, a new upward climbing stem emerges from the growing point of the caudex.
This takes place at great speed.
A few centimeters can be added every day.
Side stems develop from the main stem that can grab hold of points of support.