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bell gourd, bicolor gourd, orange gourd, pear gourd, yellow-flowered gourd, vegetable marrow
Fruit Edible Annual Biennial
An annual which naturally scrambles along the ground and over other low plants, reaching about 3m. It can be trained up a sturdy support. It has green variably round to palmate leaves and yellow flowers. These develop into an array of inedible but decorative fruit in different shapes and colours. These tend to be round or pear-shaped, patterned green and/or yellow and smooth-skinned
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres