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Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca)
Loofa SpongeSponge GourdDishcloth GourdSmooth LuffaSze-KwaVegetable SpongeStrainer Vine
Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa
Loofa SpongeSponge GourdDishcloth GourdSmooth LuffaSze-KwaVegetable SpongeStrainer Vine
Vine with tendrils which produces long cylindrical fruit which are dried and used as sponges.
Young fruit may be picked and eaten like squash.
Fruit
Luffa cylindrica
Old World Tropics
1 - 6 FT
1 - 12 FT
Y
Green
Serrate
Vine
Yellow
Spring : Summer
Easy
Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun)
Well-drained
Heavy
Sunset Zones
USDA Zones
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