Wild Cucumber, Balsam Apple, Californian Cucumber, Canadian Mock Apple, Creeping Jenny, Mock Cucumber, Mock Orange, One-seeded Bur Cucumber, Prickly Cucumber, Wild Balsam Apple, Micrampelis lobata, Sicyos lobata
Native throughout much of North America, Echinocystis lobata (Wild Cucumber) is a fast-growing, warm-season annual vine with soft, fleshy, grooved stems clothed with large, palmate, bright green leaves adorned with 3-5 pointed lobes. It climbs onto arbors, pergolas, walls, and other low structures with curling, 3-forked tendrils that arise from the leaf axils. These tendrils are touch sensitive and contract to a coil when they contact a support. In summer, sweet-smelling, 6-petalled, star-like white flowers are produced. The male flowers occur on long, upright, branching panicles borne in the leaf axils, while the female flowers occur singly or in pairs. The female flowers are followed by unusual spiky green fruits resembling small cucumbers. When ripe, they burst open and expel the seeds. They are not edible and can be used in dried flower arrangements.
| Hardiness |
2 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Annuals, Climbers |
| Plant Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Common names | Mock Orange, Creeping Jenny, Wild Cucumber |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
25' - 30' (7.6m - 9.1m) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Fragrant, Showy, Fruit & Berries |
| Native Plants | United States, Northeast, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Midwest, North Dakota, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Washington, Idaho, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Southeast, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Southwest, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, Montana, Colorado |
| Garden Uses | Arbors, Pergolas, Trellises, Walls And Fences |
| Hardiness |
2 - 11 |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Annuals, Climbers |
| Plant Family | Cucurbitaceae |
| Common names | Mock Orange, Creeping Jenny, Wild Cucumber |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Early, Mid, Late) Fall |
| Height |
25' - 30' (7.6m - 9.1m) |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Fragrant, Showy, Fruit & Berries |
| Native Plants | United States, Northeast, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Midwest, North Dakota, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Washington, Idaho, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Southeast, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Southwest, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, Montana, Colorado |
| Garden Uses | Arbors, Pergolas, Trellises, Walls And Fences |
How many Echinocystis lobata (Wild Cucumber) do I need for my garden?
| Plant | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|
| Echinocystis lobata (Wild Cucumber) | N/A | Buy Plants |
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