Dioscorea villosa | Wild Yam | Various
Dioscorea villosa belongs to the plant family DIOSCOREACE and Genus Dioscorea This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Dioscorea villosa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Dioscorea villosa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Dioscorea villosa wild yam is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
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Dioscorea villosa has herbal applications as an antispasmodic, as an anti-inflammatory, as an antirheumatic and as a diaphoretic. See the medicinal properties section for even more traditional herbal uses. The tubers and the root are used in herbal preparations.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.