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Cucurbitaceae
Ivy gourd
Coccinia grandis
Also known as Cephalandra schimperi, Cucurbita schimperiana, Momordica covel, Momordica bicolor
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Ivy Gourd · Tropical Vine · Edible Fruit · Edible Leaves · Climbing Plant · Trellis · Warm Climate · Vegetable · Medicinal · Tindora
Ivy gourd is a vigorous tropical vine that produces bright red edible fruits and thrives in warm, humid climates with partial shade to full sun. Provide a sturdy trellis or support structure as it climbs quickly and can spread extensively. Regular pruning is recommended to keep growth manageable and encourage better fruit production.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water consistently to keep soil moist but not waterlogged, especially during fruiting · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- 60°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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