Tropical vine w/slow-developing caudex; winter-dormant
Cactus and Succulents
Dioscorea elephantipes
African. Caudex to 3ft., deciduous vines to 6ft.
Dioscorea hemicrypta
Winter growing. Slowly over decades develops a large corky irregular caudex, covered in woody scales. Produces long deciduous vines that drop when it goes dormant in the summer.
Dioscorea mexicana
D. macrostachya
Slowly over decades develops a large caudex, covered in woody scales. Produces long deciduous vines, pendant bloom spikes.
Dioscorea sylvatica
Semi-Tropical vine, will form large caudex. Vine dies back in winter.
Dischidia astephana
Rare tropical climbing succulent. Paired leaves. Can be grown mounted or in a terrarium, keep in warm and humid environment, not too hot.
Dischidia dohtii
Dischidia imbricata
Vining epiphyte; round, concave leaves; sm. white flowers
Dischidia milnei
Dischidia oiantha
Vining epiphyte to 10ft. Tiny white blooms
Dischidia oiantha “Variegata”
Small leaves, green with white edges. Long vines. Small white flowers.
Dischidia ovata
Vining epiphyte; hanging baskets, or terrariums
Dischidia pectinoides
“Ant Plant” epiphyte; hollow chambers in caudex colonized by ants
Dischidia ruscifolia
Vining epiphyte; good for hanging baskets, or terrariums. Tiny pink flowers appear along the vine at the internodes.
Dischidia sp. variegata
Dischidiopsis parasitica
Tropical succulent. Narrow green leaves, long vines. Small clusters of deep red flowers.
Discocactus placentiformis
Solitary, flattened, to 6″ from rocky outcrops; mature cephalium
Discocactus zehnteri
Disocactus flagelliformis
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Epiphyte; stems pendant to 6ft. Spring blooms
Disocactus ramulosus
Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa
Jungle cactus; 18″ trailing stems, small pink/purple flowers
Disocactus speciosus
Jungle cactus; large pink/red blooms; trailing stems
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Succulent annual with highly varied and brightly colored flowers spring through fall. In the Iceplant Family (Aizoaceae). A favorite of South African tortoises. Flowers open in the morning and close each night. The small flat seeds will bury themselves in sandy soils for protection until the next growing season.
Dorstenia carnulosa
Soft stems, thick succulent caudex. Light-green leaves. Large irregular hypanthodiums (flower disks). Likes a bit more water than most succulents, can handle some humidity.
Dorstenia crispa
Dorstenia crispa v. lancifolia
16″ stems w/3″ leaves, green irregular flowers w/explosive seed pods
Dorstenia foetida
16″ stems w/smooth green leaves, green irregular flowers w/explosive seed pods
Dorstenia gigas
Large 2ft. caudex. Grows on cliffs, rare. Prefers to be a little more moist in Winter
Dracaena draco
Famously dense and wide-canopied tree
