I was out in my in mini-farm hunting snails at night and I noticed a pleasant fragrance. As I moved towards the source of the fragrance, I was totally surprised with the beautiful sight. Luffa Bloom ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) The luffa/petola is in full bloom and it looks like a happily decorated christmas tree. The sight is beautiful and the fragrance is enchanting. Morning after ( photo / image / picture from KK Ng's Garden ) This is how the same plant looks like in the day time. I had planted 3 luffas and now only I knew they bloom at night with such enchanting fragrance. Incidentally just harvested a fruit today
What a wonderful surprise that must have been for you KK. Your luffa blooms do look like Christmas tree decorations don't they? I didn't know they produced fragrant flowers - a great bonus to discover. What do you do with luffa fruit by the way?
Congrats, KK!! You yad a good day (and night) all around, didn't you. What a great discovery the luffa blooms were. I wish that I could smell them now.
Very pleasant looking indeed, almost exactly like the Bitter Gourd vine we often grow over here - Flowers as well as the leaves are almost alike.
Gardens are wonderful, and not only in the daytime! Is that the luffa that luffa sponges are made from? I never realized it was such a beautiful plant, and fragrant, too!
Eileen, I was pleasantly surprised and sometimes in the night I just go out to enjou the sight and fragrance. I eat the fruits and they are delicious - http://www.gardenstew.com/about19636.html , sometime Becky make soup with it. Sojerd thanks, maybe I can bottle the fragrance and mail it to you Cherylad, thanks. Daisybeans, glad you love it! :-D S-H, I have a bitter gourd plant just behind the luffa, you can see it in the photo of the luffa plant in the day time. It's almost a like but not as leafy and majestic as the luffa. Marlingardener, yes it is the same luffa that luffa sponges are made from. Netty thanks, this is actually my third attempt I think and I guess I finally got it right Don't give up try again, it is really well worth it. [/u]
You sir have indeed got a wonderful display of colors in your garden at this time of the year - So a 10 out of 10 for you!
Oh, what I'd give for both fragrance, blooms and greenery right now! Lovely plant, I'll think of it next time I scrub.
I grew some in Arizona but the heat and dry weather got them. I'll have to try them again here in Texas. I'll watch for seeds in the spring. dooley
Thanks S-H. Droopy Gfreiherr, yes it is indeed!! Dooley good luck and don't forget to check on it at night when it is blooming. It seems to be blooming everynight now.
Fantastic! I too have tried to grow Luffas with no success but have seen them growing in France. Seeing your fab display tempts me into tracking down some seed and trying again next year.
