Dioscorea hemicrypta Cactus These spines are short and

These spines are short and stiff but are so numerous that the plant isn't that sharp to handle

giving a wet paint look

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Aloe nobilis 'variegata' Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

Dioscorea hemicrypta Cactus These spines are short andDioscorea 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