Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Japan
Types
Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear
Ophiopogon japonicus, Ophiopogon planiscapus
Number of Varieties
750
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside
Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-156-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming