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Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea flabellifolia
Dioscorea flabellifolia
Also known as Dioscorea ledermannii, Dioscorea bullata
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare High
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Yam · Tropical · Vine · Rare · Climbing · Tuber · Philippines · Borneo · Specialist · Greenhouse
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
This rare tropical yam requires warm, humid conditions and consistent moisture. Provide bright indirect light and well-draining soil rich in organic matter. Best grown in greenhouse or tropical garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Borneo, Caroline Is., Philippines
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