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Luffa cylindrica 'Seven Happiness'

 
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Family: Cucurbitaceae (koo-ker-bih-TAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Luffa (LUF-fuh) (Info)
Species: cylindrica (sil-IN-dree-kuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Seven Happiness

One vendor has this plant for sale.

Category:
Vegetables
Vines and Climbers

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
Not Applicable

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Unblemished fruit must be significantly overripe before harvesting seed; clean and dry seeds

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Farmerdill On Jun 17, 2005, Farmerdill from Augusta, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:

Available from Known-You Seed, which describes as follows: "This sponge gourd is early, vigorous, prolific and daylength-insensitive. Light green fruit is short, cylindrical, 19 by 7.3 cm and weighs 500 g."



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