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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Blooms all year
Foliage: Herbaceous Shiny/Glossy-Textured
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
On Sep 7, 2005, Deadra from Atlanta, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:
This vine has erupted in my shrub and flower beds just this season. Grows faster than I can get it out. I suspect that this plant seed was an unexpected benefit of my (now fired) landscaping company's pine straw. Kudzu has also appeared, so I'm really happy. If you dig out the base, will that keep the creeping cucumber from resprouting?
On Feb 21, 2005, scutler from Charleston, SC (Zone 8b) wrote:
A word of caution to anyone who is thinking about planting this vine. In my yard, this vine has been so invasive, I thought it was kudzu.
A few years ago it showed up in my yard. In a little over a month a tangled mat of this stuff had covered a small river birch (10-15') and everything under it.
Over the past few years it has continued to grow faster than I can pull it up. Worse, it has appeared in several additional places in my yard despite the fact that I am always careful to dispose of all parts of the plant in the trash! (I'm trying to start a batch of this stuff at the local landfill.)
On Sep 25, 2004, delecie from Homestead, FL (Zone 10b) wrote:
This plant suddenly appeared in my yard a few years ago and I have not been able to eradicate it. It pops up everywhere and it totally covers anything it grows on. My native Florida plants and some exotics are totally covered by this awful vine. If anyone knows how to permanently eradicate this plant, please share your information with me.
On Aug 27, 2004, poppysue from Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a) wrote:
In response to MotherNature4 above, this link [HYPERLINK@www.ces.ncsu.edu] lists the plant as mildly toxic. Although the berries maybe edible they're a strong laxative and can cause diarrhea when too many are ingested. "Poisonous" is not a very accurate for a description, but the user should be aware too much is not a good thing.
On Aug 25, 2004, WillowWasp from Gulf Coast, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
I don't know a lot about this plant except it comes back every year. It is profilic and can cover a fence in a season. The little melons/cucumber are cute and make a nice trellis plant....
On Aug 9, 2004, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
I have checked many sites for poisonous plants, and it is NOT listed. Does anyone know the source of the above report? Guess too many could have be a laxative, but so could cucumber seeds.
These tasty little cucumbers can be used in salads just like cherry tomatoes. I have used them this way in moderation for years.
Once you get a start of them, they will come up on their own. They never seem to become a pest here in central Florida.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Vincent, Alabama Bartow, Florida Homestead, Florida Naples, Florida Sebring, Florida Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hulbert, Oklahoma Valliant, Oklahoma Summerville, South Carolina Johnson City, Tennessee Lubbock, Texas Nocona, Texas
