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Echinocystus lobata


Wild Cucumber




Origin:  Native to North America.
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Echinocystus
Species
lobata
Category
Annuals, Weeds
Type
Vine
Height
3 m - 3.5 m
Spread
1 m - 1.5 m
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AugustSeptember
General Description
Covered in masses of white flowers in late summer it can form large colonies enveloping small trees, shrubs and hedge rows.
Shape
A vigorous climbing vine.
Growth
Fast
Habitat
Often found growing in hedge rows and floodplains where the soil is rich and moist.
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