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Item ID: 365
Genus: Ecballium
Plant Type: Other
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$6.95
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4-inch
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Ecballium
elaterium
“Squirting Cucumber”
Wanna
have some fun with an unwary visitor? Or delight the kids? “Squirting
Cucumber provides excellent garden entertainment! The small,
2” cucumbers fill with slimey juice as they ripen &
the pressure eventually causes the cucumber to burst off its stalk
and explosively shoot up to 6 yards away - leaving a trail of
seeds along the way. Just gently shake the vine when the cukes
are fat & ready, and KABOOM! Ecballium elaterium is a trailing,
bushy perennial with yellow, funnel-shaped flowers and palm-like,
bristly, watermelon-scented leaves. Rich soil and regular water
is best. I can be grown in the garden or ½
barrel. Don’t eat the cucumbers, as the juice is a cathartic.
Remove any unwanted seedlings. To 1' high & 3' wide. |
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Regular Water |
Perennial
USDA Zones 9-11 |
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Item ID: 365
Genus: Ecballium
Plant Type: Other
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