General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 6-18 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Cream to greenish with dark purple center
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Tuber
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 77ºF-86ºF
Days to germinate: 4-6 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow covering with a very thin layer of soil.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Wild Mexican Yam
  • Barbasco
  • Colic Root
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dioscorea mexicana
  • Synonym: Dioscorea macrostachya

Photo Gallery
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-01
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-01

Date: 2018-04-12
On display at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsbur

Date: 2018-04-12
On display at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsbur
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-01
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-01

Date: 2015-12-21
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-06
got my vote for "weirdest plant at the show" this year
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2018-08-09
Uploaded by Ursula
Uploaded by Ursula

Date: 2016-02-23

Date: 2018-04-12
On display at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsbur
Location: The Victorian PCM
Date: Aug 14
Uploaded by Ursula
Uploaded by Ursula
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16
Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16

Date: 2018-04-12
On display at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsbur
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