Donkey Fig - Mestoklema tuberosum Gift it can handle temperatures down

it can handle temperatures down to USDA Zone 9-11 but should be protected from frost

This is a winter-dominant plant and is frost-hardy

It can thrive in average household humidity

creating a stunning display

Its upright stems are lined with small thorns and tear drop shaped leaves

Donkey Fig - Mestoklema tuberosum Gift it can handle temperatures downMestoklema tuberosum is a shrubby "Mesemb" (related to the ice plant) that grows in Namibia and the dry northern Cape of South Africa. Several types of the Ice Plant Family (Aizoaceae), like those in the genus Mestoklema, are shrubby, although the majority are either dwarf or prostrate spreaders. South Africa's central and southern regions are home to the genus six species. Of these, Mestoklema tuberosum is the species that is most frequently observed