Dioscorea mexicana

Description

Native to the semiarid area of Mexico, El Salvador and Panama, Dioscorea mexicana is completely enticing with its strangeness. Its dome-shaped and extremely fissured caudex, with polygonal plates which become more protuberant as the plant matures, produce vigorous, bright green vines in spring. The caudex itself can reach 90cm in diameter with age in the wild, while the vines can become 9 metres long. The leaves are likely to die back for the winter months.

WATERING

Water when soil is dry 100% and the plant is producing a vine. When dormant, refrain from watering.

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Full sun.

FEED

Use a cactus fertiliser twice between July – November (dependent on when the plant is in its growing period).

REPOTTING

Repot every 2-3 years. Use a well draining cactus compost, adding extra drainage such as perlite, pumice or grit.

POT SIZE / HEIGHT

See available sizes below. Please note that, due to their natural variability, specimens’ height may be within 10-20% of the stated height below.

Plant is supplied in it’s plastic nursery pot.