Oompa Loofa is a fast-growing tropical luffa vine with long, ridged green fruit.
Harvest it young to eat like zucchini, or let it mature and dry on the vine for natural loofah sponges.
It needs a long, warm season. Start seeds indoors, transplant after frost into your warmest, sunniest spot, and give the vines a sturdy trellis.
Exposure: Full Sun
Days to Maturity: 100-120 Days
Fruit Colour: Green
Features: Edible Young Fruit, Natural Sponges, Climbing Vine
Care Tip: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before last frost