Wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) Seeds

A fast-growing and dramatic annual vine. Large star-shaped bright green leaves with numerous clusters of creamy white flowers on long-climbing stems. Ideal for fences, trellises, or roaming over large, open shrubs. Attracts many pollinating insects from mid-summer until fall.  Each seed package carries a specific germination code along with the plant description. These codes indicate specific sowing instructions. A Seeds can be sown outdoors in early spring. B Seeds need a winter or cold period to germinate. Sow outdoors in fall or winter. C Seeds need light to germinate; sow on soil surface and leave uncovered. D Seeds need alternating cycles of warm-to-cold-to-warm to germinate. They can be sown either outdoors in spring or summer and will germinate the following year or in a flat in a warm place for 3 months, then moved to a refrigerator for 2 months, then moved outside in the early summer warmth. E Seeds can not be allowed to dry out. Sow immediately. F Seeds take two ye