Fockea edulis’Variegata '
Fockea edulisK.Schum .
Hottentot Bread
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Fockea edulisf.variegata
Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : FockeeaeGenus : Fockea
The word " Khoikhoi " in the unwashed name was first recorded in the late 17th century and used to refer to the Khoikhoi , a chemical group of Khoisan - talk bucolic people of South Africa and Namibia . It is now view as too derogative and offensive to be used in an ethnic sense . The only acceptable modern use for " Hottentot " is in the common name of plants and animals .
Fockea edulis’Variegata ' is a form ofFockea edulisselected for its variegated leafage .
Fockea edulis’Variegata ' is a caudiciform plant with twisted tuberous ascendent , thin branches , and green leaves with irregular yellow margin that often merge to cover the whole leaf . The tuber is gray with wart - similar tubercules and can reach up to 2 feet ( 60 cm ) in diameter . The branch can grow up to 13.1 feet ( 4 m ) long and climb around other plants or supports . The leaves are testis - forge , measuring up to 1 in ( 2.5 cm ) long . The plant will fall behind some leaf in wintertime but seldom go bad completely leafless .
The milklike - green flowers usually appear in summer and can accomplish up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) in diameter .
Light : These plants prefer fond shade . They can digest full sun but ask a piddling Lord’s Day trade protection during the hot part of the day .
Soil : Afast - draining land mixis the good land for yourFockea to run out supernumerary water .
Hardiness : Fockea edulis’Variegata ' can hold temperatures as modest as 25 to 50 ° F ( -3.9 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b .
lachrymation : During the growing time of year , from spring to pass , piss regularly and allow the soil to dry out between lacrimation . Reduce lacrimation in the wintertime . Water it only enough to prevent the shriveling of the tuber .
Fertilizing : Feed with high - nitrogen fertilizer with a lower potassium degree only during the grow time of year to squeeze tuber growth .
generation : Fockeaplants are relatively sluttish to produce from seeds . They are dioecian , so both male and female industrial plant are need to bring about seeds . vegetive extension is difficult to unacceptable .
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Fockeas are eff as food flora , but the tuber has milky sap , which is said to be poisonous . obviate tangency with peel or eyes , and keep away from children and ducky .
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