LUFFA - SMOOTH
By User:Tomas nevado (right photo), Jerry Crimson Mann (upper left photo), Rik Schuiling / TropCrop - Tropical Crops Services (bottom left photo), montage by User:RoRo. CC BY-SA 3.0 (Photo Credits)Botanical Name: Luffa aegyptiaca
Description
Other Names: shcloth gourd, sponge gourd, Egyptian cucumber, Vietnamese Luffa
Grown as an edible vegetable they can be cooked and eaten when the size of a zucchini. Matured and left to dry they are using in the bath as an exfoliating sponge. Pick fruit regularly to encourage regular cropping. To prepare the luffa break off the stem and peel away the skin. Great for growing over fences and as a screening plant. Requires lots of water to thrive.
Plant Information or Specifications
Seedling
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Suitability in Pots
Yes
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