TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Ibervillea tenuisecta, Cutleaf Globe Berry, Slimlobe Globeberry

Ibervillea tenuisecta

Cutleaf Globe Berry, Slimlobe Globeberry
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Origin: Mexico
Plant with caudexGroundcover and low-growing 2ft plantSemi-shadeFull sunModerate waterYellow, orange flowersOrnamental foliagePlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

Geophyte twining vine, the vine part is mostly deciduous. The female flowers look like they have growing from a miniature watermellon. The fruit becomes red as it ripens.

Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping.


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