Donkey Fig - Mestoklema tuberosum Size:4" Pot If your plant has a

If your plant has a long stem

forming aerial roots in the right conditions

clumping stem

What makes it especially eye-catching is the way the leaf edges turn vibrant red when exposed to bright sunlight

named for its trailing stems resembling a monkey's tail

Donkey Fig - Mestoklema tuberosum Size:4" Pot If your plant has aMestoklema 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