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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Polkira@piefed.ca to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

The plant is a Dioscorea elephantipes. Been raising this cute little one since he was a seed in July 2023 :)

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[-] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 20 points 1 week ago

That's so cool! I got super excited when I saw the pic because I thought it was a sweet potato and I wanted to share mine too.

But I'm going to anyways lol because I think it's cool how similar they look

[-] Gnugit@aussie.zone 12 points 1 week ago

Sweet potato tips and leaves are one of my favourite cooked vegetables.

[-] pezhore@infosec.pub 11 points 1 week ago

Long-lived succulents are the best! I have a pair of 18 year old desert roses that are still kicking. They've had successful offspring and now they're expecting grand babies.

[-] FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online 8 points 1 week ago

That's so cool. Plants are amazing.

[-] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago

such a cool plant I've never heard of - thank you for introducing me to it!

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago

finally, your pear is sprouting!

this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2025
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