Loofah Plant

Availability: Available for pickup at our Broussard garden center.

Loofah is a vigorous summer vine. Yellow flowers, then long gourds. Leave them on the vine to brown, peel, and you’ve got a sponge. Give it a stout trellis. Heat-loving annual here.

🌎 Zones: Grown as a warm-season annual.
☀️ Sunlight: Full sun.
💧 Soil & Care: Rich, well-drained soil. Water in the heat. Harvest sponges after the shell dries.
🥒 Fruit:
– Long gourds
– Peel when brown and light