Dioscorea hemicrypta - The Underground Magician's Greatest Trick

Dioscorea hemicrypta - The Underground Magician's Greatest TrickThere are plants that grow above ground and announce themselves to the world. There are plants that hide completely underground until their moment arrives. And then there's Dioscorea hemicrypta the botanical equivalent of a magician who performs half the trick in plain sight and keeps the best part hidden beneath the stage. Picture this: you're walking through the dry, stony slopes of South Africa's Little Karoo, scanning the landscape for something

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The primary watering method involves thoroughly soaking the entire plant and its growing medium (such as moss or wood) until water begins to drip

where most plants choose solitude

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occasional water

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