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Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: up to 9 feet
Plant Spread: up to 7 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flower Color: Yellow
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 70 to 80 deg
Days to germinate: up to 6 months
Depth to plant seed: 1/3 inch
Start indoors
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Elephant's Foot
  • Tortoise Plant
  • Khoisan Bread

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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-03-07
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-03-18
About 2 weeks old.
Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Botanical Garden 
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: Boerne, Texas
Part of my "The Life of a Caudiciform" series
Location: Boerne, Texas
Part of my "The Life of a Caudiciform" series
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-05-21
Uploaded by ljones26
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-09-19
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-09-19
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-06-22

Date: 2007-08-21
Photo courtesy of:  Frank Vincentz
Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Botanical Garden 
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
showing the stem emerging from the 'trunk'
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
Location: Botanical Garden KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2010-03-21
Photo courtesy of: H. Zell
Location: Botanical Garden KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2010-03-21
Photo courtesy of: H. Zell
Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Botanical Garden 
Date: 2017-03-26
Location: Lyman Plant House, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
Location: Botanical Garden KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: 2010-03-21
Photo courtesy of: H. Zell

Date: 2008-08-24
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan
Uploaded by LAGardengirl
Plant Events from our members
antsinmypants On April 20, 2024 Miscellaneous Event
Repotted to a larger container.
antsinmypants On April 20, 2024 Cuttings stuck
The tip broke off so I'm trying to get it to root.
antsinmypants On June 22, 2023 Transplanted
Into a larger pot with better suited soil.
antsinmypants On March 7, 2023 Plant emerged
Seedling emerged!
antsinmypants On February 14, 2023 Seeds sown
1 seed 24-hour soak in water with peroxide.
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