Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Mexico, Central America
Types
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Sechium edule, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear
Number of Varieties
357
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
Hillside
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1510-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Vining/Climbing