Flowers: Cream colored flowers
Blooming season: Early spring.
They rot easily and do NOT like a lot of water when they have no leaves. The plants for decoration are grown from seed since they develop a caudex.
Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz
Blooming Season | June and august |
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Common Name | Elephant’s foot |
Dormancy | Winter |
Family | Passifloraceae |
Flower | Pale yellow |
Frost Tolerance | 45°F (7°C) |
Growth Rate | - |
Hardiness Zone | 11a to 11b |
Height | 0.5 to 3.5 m tall |
Origin | Southern africa |
Scientific Name | Adenia Glauca |
Shape | Melon-shaped to irregularly spherical |
Sun Exposure | Full sun or partial shade |