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Luffa cylindrica 'Summer Cross'

 
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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: Summer Cross

Category:
Annuals
Vegetables
Vines and Climbers

Height:
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Spacing:
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; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Farmerdill On Feb 9, 2008, Farmerdill from Augusta, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:

This is a new high quality variety released in Taiwan after more than seven years' extensive research/development program. Plants are vigorous and are insensitive to the day length in setting fruits, suitable for growing all year round in subtropical areas. Frutis are very uniform in size and shape, 8-10 inches long and 2.5 inches in diameter with green skin and white flesh. The flesh is very tender and delicious and remains in beautiful fresh color after cooked. This early variety starts setting flowers/fruits in 40 days after transplanting for summer and in 60 days for winter crops. It has been reported that this high yielding variety can produce 20-40% more fruits than other varieties and has become one of the most popular varieites in Asia for commercial production.



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