Luffa
Luffa aegyptiaca
Non-native
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Size: Up to 30'
Identification
Identification
Food and health uses
Food and health uses
The fruit must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible.
The fully developed fruit is the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge used in bathrooms and kitchens.
More information
More information
Luffa at 'The Garden that Cannot be Named" across from Hale 3