bigfoot succulent Gerrardanthus Macrorhizus | Bigfoot Succulent | Blob Plant | Caudex Plant

bigfoot succulent Gerrardanthus Macrorhizus | Bigfoot Succulent | Blob Plant | Caudex PlantDescription Light Soil Water Hardiness Gerrardanthus macrorhizus, also known as bigfoot, is a rare species of plant native to southern Africa. It is a popular pot plant. It is a deciduous caudiciform vine in the cucumber family that forms a very large caudex up to 40" in diameter. The caudex resembles a granite rock. The leaves are a medium dark green in an ivy shaped form. Gerardanthus macrorhizus is dioecious, having male and female flowers on

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• Gerrardanthus macrorhizus, also known as bigfoot, is a rare species of plant native to southern Africa. It is a popular pot plant. It is a deciduous caudiciform vine in the cucumber family that forms a very large caudex up to 40" in diameter. The caudex resembles a granite rock. The leaves are a medium dark green in an ivy-shaped form. Gerardanthus macrorhizus is dioecious, having male and female flowers on separate plants.
  
  The flowers are small orchid-like and golden yellow. It is one of the few caudiciform plants which do not need special greenhouse care and can be grown outside.
  
  Plants may be shipped bare root.

• Partial sun to shade.
  
  Very drought tolerant but needs irrigation in hot dry periods. Requires excellent drainage.
  
  Seeds (dioecious, so both male and female plants are needed to set seed). Seeds do not store well, so sow as soon as possible.
• USDA hardiness zone 10a to 11b: from 30 °F (−1.1 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).