Dioscorea elephantipes 'Elephant's Foot'

4 inch

$25.00 USD

Dioscorea elephantipes 'Elephant's Foot'

Name: Dioscorea elephantipes 'Elephant's Foot'
Rating: 4.98 (99 reviews)

$25.00 USD

One of the most captivating caudiciform plants in the world, native to arid regions of South Africa. Its massive cracked caudex resembles a tortoise shell or elephant skin, making it a true living sculpture. Above this extraordinary base, delicate seasonal vines emerge with heart shaped foliage, creating a beautiful contrast between rugged structure and soft growth. Highly sought after by collectors, this species is prized for both its rarity and dramatic visual appeal.

Light 🌞
Bright indirect light to partial sun is best. It appreciates strong light, especially during active growth, but protect from intense scorching heat.

Watering 💧
Water during its active growing season when the soil dries out, typically fall through spring. Reduce watering significantly during dormancy.

Soil 🕳️
Use a very well draining cactus or caudex mix with added pumice, sand, or perlite to prevent moisture retention.

Fertilizing 🧪
Feed lightly during active growth with a diluted balanced fertilizer every few weeks.

Repotting 🪴
Repot infrequently, as this plant prefers stability. Ensure shallow containers with excellent drainage.

I'm very pleased with my new plants!! They were packaged very well and shipped quickly. There was no cold damage to plants shipped to Colorado in winter! This plant has been in my care for over 2 weeks now. It has dropped some leaves, which I'm fairly certain is due to me putting it in too direct/harsh sunlight too quickly. It is very healthy and I'm excited to watch it grow. Highly recommend this seller!

Box got beat up pretty badly & little guy arrived with a few yellow/crispy leaves (to be expectedwith shipping plants) but its way bigger than i expected hope it doesnt go into too much shock with rehabilitation after shipping. Definitely ordering from seller again

What a fun little caudex plant! It's well-rooted and sports a bit of vine. I hope to enjoy this special plant for years to come.

Beautiful vining caudes plant, well wrapped,

A beautiful vine. With a good size caudex

These are so beautiful, I've ordered more. Well wrapped, the long vine intact, amazing!

Arrived healthy and promptly, large enough to already have those characteristic cracks in the caudex and still with a green vine (which hasn't since dropped)! I'm super pleased with this purchase, and it's since shot out two more vines- visible in the photo, which I took today. The seller was also super helpful to me and quick to respond to communications, which I really appreciated.

Plant arrived well packaged and looks healthy. Plant arrived within the timeframe given.

Fast shipping I was sent the 19th and got here by the 22nd faster than most products I got, and the plant came well packaged and was happy will order from here again

Good quality of plant. Arrived as estimated time.

Beautiful plant. It came with no damage and just needed a little more dirt. Thanks for the amazing plant!

My plant came in amazing condition and so full. I would 100% buy again.

Absolutely STUNNING!!! Beautifully packed.

Great buy! Seller worked with me to ship my plant between cold snaps so I it would be safe because I used ground shipping. Caudex was beautiful and already has some splits I would have expected in an older plant. Strong roots evident when I replanted it and it has new grown within a month of arrival.

I am so happy with this purchase! The plant arrived in great condition and the vine is much longer than I expected! It was packaged so well and I can’t wait to see it grow into my space!

I’m very happy with the dioscorea elephantipes I received! It arrived safely and is so cute! I’m used to plants shipping bare root so it coming already potted was a nice little bonus :)