Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas
Types
Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear
Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye
Number of Varieties
72
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
9-5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming