Dioscorea hemicrypta Cactus Euphorbia tulearensis An unusual miniature

Euphorbia tulearensis  An unusual miniature species from Madagascar with thick

An attractive Stapeliad with  bell shaped dark red to black flowers

but that is after decades in the ground

yet beautiful Adromischus species

giving a wet paint look

Dioscorea hemicrypta Cactus Euphorbia tulearensis An unusual miniatureDioscorea hemicrypta Family: Dioscoreaceae. A nice vining caudiciform from South Africa. The caudex is brown and mostly smooth when young but in time becomes cracked and fissured. Compared to the better known Dioscorea elephantipes this species has a more irregular caudex shape but otherwise takes similar care. Well grown plants in the ground can develop a caudex 2' diameter or larger! But in a pot a reasonable expectation is 6" 1' diameter when