Annuals, Weeds > Echinocystus > Echinocystus lobata > Echinocystus lobata
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
| 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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