Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Herbs
Origin
Mexico, Central America
North America, Europe, Western Asia
Types
Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear
lupulus , cordifolius , lupuloides , neomexicanus , pubescens
Number of Varieties
75
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside
ditches, Lake margins
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Vining/Climbing