Cyclanthera brachystachya (Cucurbitaceae)

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Cyclanthera brachystachya
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The Cyclanthera brachystachya plant species is found in C. and S. America - Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador. It is a member of the Cucurbitaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as C. explodens. Naudin.

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Latin Name:  Cyclanthera brachystachya
Family:  Cucurbitaceae
Author:  (Ser.)Cogn.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known

Cultivation Notes: Requires a warm sunny and sheltered position in a rich well-drained soil. Plants are not very cold hardy in Britain and so are normally grown in a greenhouse. However, if they are started in a greenhouse in the spring and grown on well it is possible to get reasonable yields in most years outdoors in this country. Plants have been seen outdoors in an open sunny position at Kew on several occasions with ripe fruit[K]. Plants tolerate more cold than many cucurbits[196].

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