General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 1 foot
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Flower Color: Yellow
Toxicity: Fruit is poisonous
Other: juice is a cathartic
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Squirting Cucumber
  • Exploding Cucumber

Photo Gallery
Location: Sardinia, Italy
Date: 2017-09-12
Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Sardinia, Italy
Date: 2017-09-12
Location: Malta, at habitat
Date: 2022-09-07

Date: 2022-09-07
Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Malta, at habitat
Date: 2022-09-07

Date: 4000-08-01
Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-02
Slightly goat eaten
Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-02

Date: 2022-09-07

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Jena Botanical Garden, Germany.
credit: User:Carstor
Location: Jena Botanical Garden, Germany.
credit: User:Carstor

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