Loofas, like most concurbits...(cucumbers, gourds, squash) have male blooms that produce pollen and female blooms that produce fruit. This bloom seems to be male, as far as I can tell from the pic. The female blooms will be perched on the end of a miniature fruit. This plant family also produces male blooms for 1 to 2 weeks before they start producing female blooms...
Hi, my name is Chris and I'm fairly new to gardening. I started in May of 2009 when a friend gave me some seeds from her garden. I dug up some ground near our swimming pool and plopped them in. I guess I never really thought they would grow. But they did. Now I'm hooked. Hope you are too!
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Loofas, like most concurbits...(cucumbers, gourds, squash) have male blooms that produce pollen and female blooms that produce fruit. This bloom seems to be male, as far as I can tell from the pic. The female blooms will be perched on the end of a miniature fruit. This plant family also produces male blooms for 1 to 2 weeks before they start producing female blooms...
WOW...beautiful!
Very Pretty!
Is the vine evergreen? How big do the flowers get? Gorgeous vine, never heard of this vine
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