Abobra tenuifolia - Cranberry Gourd
Famille: Cucurbitaceae, Genre: Abobra
Liane vivace (3.5m de haut).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil
- Humidité
- Sol sec à moyen.
- Sol
- Sol léger à moyen. Nécessite un sol drainant.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Rusticité
- Zone 9
- Habitat originel
- Inconnu
- Origine géographique
- S. America - Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Culture
- Requires a warm sunny position and a light soil [1, 245].
- Although not hardy outdoors in most of Britain, the plant has a fleshy root about 30cm below the soil surface and this can be stored overwinter in a greenhouse or frame[1, 219], replanting it in May [245].
- One report says that the root can be left in the ground in the very mildest parts of Britain [245].
- A climbing plant, supporting itself by means of tendrils [219].
- The greenish-white flowers are powerfully scented [245].
- Dioïque, des plants males et femelles doivent être cultivés pour produire des graines [219].
Propagation
- Seed - sow April in a rich compost in the greenhouse .
- Prick out the seedlings into individual pots once they are large enough to handle and plant them out after the last expected frosts .
Calendrier
- En fleur
- 7 - 8
- Maturité des graines
- 9 - 10
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Dioïque (les plants sont soit mâles soit femelles; les deux sont nécessaires pour obtenir des graines)
- Auto-fertile
- Non
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [1]
Réferences
[1] RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 1951.
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
[177] Plants for Human Consumption. 1984.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[219] Gardening on Walls 1983.
A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls.
A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls.
[245] Scented Flora of the World. 1994.
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
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