What is taking over mt/and my neighbours gardens?? What is this plant???

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by emmab1983, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. emmab1983

    emmab1983 Member

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    I planted lots of seeds in about April when I moved and this one plant has grown (only one) and it has grown up the bamboo and my neighbour has adopted the flowers and branches that have grown through.
    I threw away the seed packets although I remember one lot was marrows/butternut squash etc and one was flowers to attract butterflies.

    (I live in the United Kingdom(England) South facing garden)

    The flowers are a peachy orange colour(see picture), usually flowered out like a trumpet shape (in the picture they have closed up.
    The branches are very spiny and prickly!
    Also below the flowers there seems to be a large pod and my neighbour pointed out that there seems to be a fruit her side (small green ball no bigger then a golf ball See picture) which we both wonder what it is because I have dogs and she has cats (poisonous?)


    Can anyone help me (and my neighbour) out on identifying this for us?!
     

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  2. wrygrass2

    wrygrass2 Active Member 10 Years

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    Cucurbitaceae, probably the Butternut Squash, Cucurbita moschata. Didn't find any pictures with spines on them but found several varieties that are armed (have spines) in a straight google search. Don't believe it's poisonoous. Harry
     
  3. KarinL

    KarinL Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Pumpkin, maybe.
     
  4. emmab1983

    emmab1983 Member

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    Thanks so much, I'll look on google, can't wait until they get the fruit/vegies on them!
     
  5. newtoplants

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    The chinese pumpkin plant looks exactly like that, the flower and the plant but the melon is different. Winter melon is round so it might be a winter melon.
     
  6. justneedtoknow

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    I agree chinese or winter melon
     

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