| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Fruiting Time: | Late fall or early winter |
| Flowers: | Other: Dioecious meaning male and female flowers grow on separate plants. Need at least one male flower to set fruit. |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Underground structures: | Tuber |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Depth to plant seed: Plant seeds halfway in good draining soil Start indoors Other info: Soaking seeds overnight before planting can help speed up germination. Needs a long growing season, at least 8 months to produce fruit so start seeds indoors accordingly. |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Bulbs |
