Fockea EdulisFockea edulis is an unusual plant native to South Africa and Namibia, where the dry savannah and rocky slopes house its huge, water retaining caudex. This fat, twisted root is often lifted above the soil by collectors to give this plant the impression that its actually a miniature, wide trunked tree. Semi deciduous, this plant sheds leaves in the winter and relies on stored water for a semi dormant period. Then, come late summer, it bursts forth with