How to grow Caigua growing and care:
Warm weather, trellising
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive
Planting season:
Spring
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
For design
Size of the plant?
5-12 m, 15-36 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower
White flowers, male and female flower on the same plant
Pollination is done by:
Bees +
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, slugs
What can be done with big quantities of Caigua fruits?
Eat raw, cooked, pickles, stuffed
Work requirements on the fruit:
Collect in the right time depend on what to do with the fruit
How long does it take to bear fruit?
0.5 year
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All years
How to harvest the leaves?
Can be cut just the leaves or with the young shoots
Information about leaves:
Green leaves size 7-15 cm and divided to 5+ lobes
Uses of Caigua leaves:
Eat raw, cooked
Scientific name:
Cyclanthera pedata
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Herbaceous
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental fruit
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers
Flower colors: Yellow flower
Harvest Season: Summer Harvest
Edible Parts: Edible Fruit, Edible Seeds
Culinary uses: Cooked, Stuffed or Wrapped, Vegetables