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- Common names include Turtle back and Elephant ‘s foot.
- Flowers: Greenish-yellow in clusters. Blooming season: in habitat flowers normally appear in May or June.
- Dioscorea elephantipes will live for approx. 70 years in cultivation, if it is looked after. Exposure: It prefers light shade but keep the caudex in the shade.
- Waterings: It needs moderate to regular water. Slow down or withheld water when the tuber is dormant in summer (after shedding its leaves).
- Hardiness: It is easy to grow if a winter temperature of 5°C can be maintained.
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