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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Oct 02, 2007

This is blooming.. It is called Elephant Foot (Tortoise Plant), related to the mg is some way I know.. but I did not expect it to bloom.

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Oct 02, 2007

here is the plant.

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Oct 02, 2007

It does say that there are both male and female flowers on the same plant, but I wonder if it produces seeds, I hope so.. Anyone know??

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RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Netcong, NJ(Zone 5b) Oct 02, 2007

A- It's in the PF here
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53030/
and is in a Family other than MG...it's in the Family Dioscoreaceae

TTY,...

Ron

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Oct 02, 2007

Thanks Ron,
I added them to the database, I didn't see any flowering in there..

A.

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