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Lagenaria siceraria (Calabash cucumber)

Other names: Calabash gourd, Bottle gourd, Dudi, White-flowered gourd, Long melon, New Guinea bean, Tasmania bean, Cucurbita lagenaria, Lagenaria vulgaris

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Species
L. siceraria is a tender, trailing, tendril-forming annual with large, broadly ovate, hairy, often lobed, dark green leaves and trumpet-shaped, night-blooming white flowers in summer followed by smooth, hard-shelled, light green gourds maturing yellow or light brown.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.5 m 5 m 1 year
1 ft 16 ft 1 year

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in light, well-drained, sandy loam, in full sun with light afternoon shade. Allow to trail along the ground or grow up a support. Water regularly. Soak seeds before germination.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks, Add to salads

UK hardiness

H2

USDA zones

Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Trailing

Native to

Africa

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Propagation methods

Seed

Propagation

Soak seeds before germination. Plants started under cover can be planted out after danger of frost is past. If growing up supports, space 90cm apart. If allowed to trail, grow 1.5m apart.

Pests

Slugs

Snails

Red spider mite (box and other)

Mice

Eelworm (stem and bulb)

Diseases

Grey mould

Powdery mildew

Sclerotinia diseases

Verticillium wilt

Mosaic virus

Foot and root rot

Anthracnose diseases

Basal rot

Black rot

Fertilise fruit and vegetables

Support with pea sticks or wire netting in spring (optional)

Mulch with leaf mould or garden compost in spring (optional)

Hoe around crops

Pinch out tip of trailing varieties of marrow, courgette, pumpkin and squash

Hand pollinate in cold weather

Sow seeds in containers with heat (spring)

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