Fockea capensis

A rare caudiciform climber from the Karoo of the Western and Eastern Cape, with a large swollen tuber and thin twining stems that scramble through shrubs. Grow it bright and very well drained, with water in the growing season and a dry rest when the leaves drop.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Stony slopes and flats in Karoo scrub, with the tuber partly buried and the stems climbing into a nurse shrub; detail is from the genus and general accounts.

Few records carry an elevation; climate sites lie at about 20–900 m.

Western CapeEastern Cape

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.