Hard-shelled Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria 'Birdhouse') - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Vine
Life cycle:	Annual
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Pollinators:	Various insects

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Birdhouse'.

Common names

Hard-shelled Gourd
Birdhouse Gourd
Calabash
Bottle Gourd
Opo Squash
Long Melon

Botanical names

Accepted: Lagenaria siceraria
Synonym: Lagenaria vulgaris
Synonym: Cucurbita lagenaria

Photo Gallery

Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 14 Oct 2015
Growing over my deck

Uploaded by Natalie

Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2010-08-05
Purple Martin, birdhouse, hard shell gourds mid-summer.

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Photo by poisondartfrog

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2011-06-27
Finished birdhouse gourds, all cleaned & drilled for future inhab

Uploaded by RavenCroft

Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-13

Uploaded by Zencat

Photo by sandnsea2

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Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-07-29
Very immature developing gourd

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Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-08-14
Nearly mature gourd

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2010-08-21

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Date: 2012-10-15

Uploaded by SongofJoy

Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2013-05-31

Uploaded by greenthumb99

Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2014-07-28

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Location: Twisp
Date: 2015-08-14

Uploaded by lauribob

Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-02

Uploaded by Zencat

Date: 2015-10-12

Uploaded by Paul2032

Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 7-4-2015

Uploaded by Natalie

Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 7-4-2015

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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio

Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2012-10-15

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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 2 Nov 2015

Uploaded by Natalie

Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 2 Nov 2015
Closeup of root

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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 14 Oct 2015
Growing over my deck

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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company

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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company

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Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds

Uploaded by Joy

Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-02

Uploaded by Zencat

Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-02
6 plants

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2012-07-02

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2012-01-11
This is the fruit, or seed pod, of the birdhouse gourd, showing t

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2009-10-19
This shot shows the fruit & vines after hard frost.

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Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2009-09-08

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antsinmypants	On April 20, 2021	Plant emerged
antsinmypants	On April 16, 2021	Seeds sown Indoors under lights

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