Dioscorea elephantipes Crassulaceae In late summer/early fall they

In late summer/early fall they flower

The bulbs are reddish purple

It reminds me of the red lights on an airport runway

In low light the plant is green

Stays fairly small (6" or less) and clumps in time

Dioscorea elephantipes Crassulaceae In late summer/early fall theyDioscorea elephantipes Family: Dioscoreaceae. A nice vining caudiciform from South Africa. The caudex is brown and smooth when young but in time becomes cracked and takes on a tortoise shell appearance. Well grown plants in the ground can develop a caudex 3' diameter or larger! But in a pot a reasonable expectation is 6" 1' diameter when mature. Can grow year round but is more of a cool season grower and often goes dormant in summer. Water regularly