Connu comme étant toxique - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Source: Hladac
Plant Names
Echinocystis lobata
Wild Cucumber
Concombre grimpant
Synonyms
prickly cucumber
wild balsam apple
wild mock cucumber
concombre sauvage
échinocyste lobé
échinocystis lobé
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Hauteur max: 20,0 feet
Max Width: 10,0 feet
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Annuel
des plantes qui ont une durée de vie d'un an
Gardener Experience:
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
No landscape information available.
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates juglone conditions
Tolerates juglone conditions
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant causes skin rashes
This plant causes skin rashes
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Wild Cucumber loves to spread up and over everything that it encounters, so be careful not to let it smother your plants and shrubs. The fruits are slightly prickly, so handle them gently. Despite its name, the fruit is not edible. This vine, when dried, makes a nice addition to a handmade decorative wreath.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Cordillière montagnarde
- Prairies
- Bouclier boréal
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Echinocystis lobata
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Echinocystis lobata
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Clematis (Non-native Clematis)
- Hedera helix (English Ivy)
- Ipomoea (Morning Glories)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Couvrir très légèrement
- Sow by February
- Stratification duration: 60 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown and slightly open
- Harvesting:
- Secouer le porte-graines dans un sac de papier
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: Six (6) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Remove non-seed material
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.