A fast-growing annual vine with delicate white flowers and spiny cucumber-like fruits that dry to ornamental speckled seed pods. Excellent for covering trellises, arbors, and fences in a single season.
Overview
Form
Spreading
Growth Rate
fast
Size
3–10′ tall × 3–10′ wide
Dormancy
annual
Tolerances & Soil
low
Seasonality
Bloom Season
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Season of Interest
SummerFall
Climber
Vines that climb the layers above on a support.
Succession Role
pioneerearly successional
Native to the United States
Native Range
North America
Native to: California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming