Luffa - Egyptian Loofah - Luffa Cylindrica - Sponge Plant - 5 Seeds Garden Cress which is somewhat similar in

which is somewhat similar in size and shape to the Chiltepin

Male flowers are 3 mm long in dense clusters of 5-10 flowers

a garnish or bed for chicken and tuna salads

Growing to 15cm

Most Aloinopsis are winter growers and can react badly to too much water at the wrong time

Luffa - Egyptian Loofah - Luffa Cylindrica - Sponge Plant - 5 Seeds Garden Cress which is somewhat similar inThe fruit of these species is cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. The fruit must be harvested at a young stage of development to be edible. The vegetable is popular in China and southeast Asia. When the fruit is fully ripened it is very fibrous. The fully developed fruit is the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge which is used in bathrooms and kitchens as a sponge tool. Luffa are not frost hardy, and require 150 to 200 warm days to mature. In