Dioscorea Elephantipes, Elephant's Foot - Caudex size 1.5"You will receive a plant in 3" pot. This is a starter plant. Caudex size is around 1 1. 5 inch. About this plant: Elephant's foot or Hottentot bread, is a species of perennial vine native to South Africa. The most distinctive feature of Elephant's foot is its large, spherical caudex, which can reach up to 1. 5 feet (0. 5 meters) in diameter. The caudex is covered with a thick, rough bark that gives it the appearance of an elephant's foot, hence the