Dioscorea elephantipes syn. Testudinaria elephantipes

Took several months but the last two out of 5 that I #sowed finally #sprouted.

Woo Hoo! Yea! 🥳

Yay! 👏😊🌞

Right ladies @treefrog44 & @sunlovin I was so excited to see these little boogers sprout. Lol 😆.

#seeds i was scrolling through and i saw @sunlovin grew one from seed. Any Advice?

#seedidreference

Out of 12 seeds 9 grew. I planted them in Vegas but all died except one. I still have it I brought it to New York it’s doing good. They were easy to germinate in regular soil, regular watering. It’s about 1-1/2 years old now and has a caudex about an inch big now under the soil. It’s a strange plant, the stem withers and dies and disappears, but them comes back later so don’t think it’s dead, that’s how it grows. It was dormant Feb. thru May, and now it’s about 2” high because it’s outside in⬇️

Morning Sun. I’ll post a picture. @txgardener

The sun was too hot for them in Vegas. It took longer to germinate, I want to say about 3 weeks. I planted the seeds about 1/2” under the soil. So exciting when they came up. 🤗

Thanks so much @sunlovin for the advice i appreciate it very much. That helps... 👍