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This is a male flower of Luffa aegyptiaca or more commonly known as the sponge gourd. It wasn't there until two days ago and appeared out of the blue yesterday, surrounded by deep purple morning glories and bright yellow male bitter gourd flowers.
This is a male flower of Luffa aegyptiaca or more commonly known as the sponge gourd. It wasn't there until two days ago and appeared out of the blue yesterday, surrounded by deep purple morning glories and bright yellow male bitter gourd flowers.
The area was part of a public garden in my neighborhood and originally for bitter gourds. But the gourds no longer seem to be allowed to grow. Several days ago, I saw a gardener picking female bitter gourd flowers and baby gourds. Obviously, the park has no intention of growing bitter gourds but instead morning glories or other gourds (like this sponge gourd)...😂
The sponge gourd is monoecious the same as the bitter gourd, meaning that it has male and female flowers on the same plant. My next goal is to observe it until it produces a fruit!
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| Sponge gourd ヘチマ |
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ヘチマです。ここ（区立公園の一角）にはもともとゴーヤが植えられていたのですが、一昨日までは朝顔とゴーヤの雄花ばかり。そして昨日突然、この花を発見しました。
どうももうゴーヤを育てる気はないようです。というのも先日、管理者の人がゴーヤの花（多分雌花）と赤ちゃんゴーヤを摘んでるのを目撃したんです。ゴーヤはもういらないようです😂。
でもヘチマはゴーヤ同様、雌雄同株。というわけで次の目標はヘチマの生るのを見届けることです！
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