ON THIS PLANT
Luffa aegyptiaca, the sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber or Vietnamese luffa, is an annual species of vine cultivated for its fruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb, Vine
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial
- Genus
- Luffa
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 1.83 m to 9.14 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.22 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 7.62 cm to 15.24 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Burkina Faso, India, Angola, Madagascar, Rwanda, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Niger, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Fiji, Benin, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Liberia, Mozambique, Burundi, Ghana, Ethiopia, Congo, Nepal, Malawi, Central African Republic, Zambia, Sudan, Guinea, Chad, Myanmar, Togo, Bhutan, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Congo (DRC)
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Dishrag gourd en Loofah en Rag gourd en Smooth loofah en Vegetable-sponge en Sponge gourd en Chishambo en Ghâluddru en Tmi en Plant sponge en Dishcloth gourd en Smooth luffa en Sponge cucumber hi नेनुआ
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