Accession #: 201900289
Accession Date: 0000-00-00
Common name: Squirting Cucumber
Family: Cucurbitaceae
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Country of Origin: Mediterranean and Macaronesia
Description: A trailing to slightly bushy perennial that has messy, exploding seed pods, it is more a gardeners practical joke than a major garden ornament. The trailing habit lends itself to ground cover or climbing up a low fence. Leaves are palmately lobed and bristly, and both male and female flowers appear on one plant. The flowers are funnel-shaped, about 1 inch across and are deep yellow. The hairy seed pods are blue-green Culture as for its close relatives, cucumbers and pumpkins.
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Source: Strictly Medicinal Seeds, LLC - 2019
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