Dioscorea amaranthoides var. metallicaC.Presl is a perennial climbing plant producing annual stems form a perennial rootstock. These stems scramble over the ground, or twine into the surrounding vegetation. Leaf blades are dark green and have a metallic sheen to them,
The genus name Dioscorea is named after a Greek naturalist (botanist, pharmacologist, and briefly, Emperor Nero’s personal physician) of the first century, Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης (Pedánios Dioskourídēs, “Dioscorides”)
Dioscorea amaranthoides var. metallica
All Dioscorea amaranthoides var. metallica plants we sell, are approx 20–40 cm tall (not including the pot size).