| Latin Name: | Coccinia grandis |
| Common Name: | Ivy gourd |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Synonyms: | C. cordifolia. C. indica. Wight.&Arn. |
| Known Hazards: | None known |
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Author: (L.) Voight.
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| Habit: Perennial |
| Habitat: Deciduous bush, savannah, dry evergreen forest and thickets[200]. |
| Height: 3.0 Width: |
Cultivation Details:
Succeeds in any soil[1] but prefers a sunny sheltered position in a humus-rich open soil[164]. Keep the plant well watered in the growing season[164].
Occasionally cultivated for its edible fruit in tropical and sub-tropical zones[46, 61], this plant is not hardy in Britain and normally requires greenhouse protection if it is to fruit here[200]. However, it may succeed outdoors as a tender annual in hot summers if given a suitable position and started off early in the greenhouse.
Dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed and fruits are required.
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Propagation Notes:
Seed - sow March in a warm greenhouse and plant out after the last expected frost. Germinates in 2 - 4 weeks at 20°c[164].
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