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Bottle Gourd

Bottle Gourd is listed botanically as Lagenaria siceraria. It may also be listed as Opo Squash, Calabash Gourd, hercules club gourd, italian edible gourd. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Lagenaria and in the family Cucurbitaceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as vine, forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries Bottle Gourd as an outdoor growing and vegetable reference. Recorded garden roles include food crop, trellis. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.