Chinese Ocher 'Special Long' F1
- Product number: 190250
- Origin: South and Southeast Asia
- Latin: Luffa acutangula
Popular in e.g. Taiwan is this extremely long, snake-like loofah. In the tropics, the fruits can grow up to 1 m long! To get straight fruits: tie a small bag of sand to the ends with a raffia string. Harvest young for consumption, let ripen for decoration. Also visit www.luffa.info.
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Latin: Luffa acutangula
Dutch: Chinese Oker
Also known as: Vleugelkomkommer And In Suriname: Terroi, Sukwa or Soekwa
English: Angled Loofah, Ridged Gourd
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- Flower colour: Greenish yellow
- Origin: South and Southeast Asia
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Luffa acutangula
- Dutch: Chinese Ocher
- Also known as: Winged Bean In Suriname: Terroi, Sukwa or Soekwa
- English: Angled Luffa, Ridged Gourd
