Xerosicyos danguyi

Xerosicyos danguyi

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Common names: Silver Dollar Vine

The Silver Dollar Vine is a summer-growing climbing or scrambling shrub from Madagascar. A relative of the cucumber, this plant climbs using the same kind of delicate tendrils to grip onto a support structure. Although a climber, the Silver Dollar Vine forms a loose scrambling kind of shrub over time. It also produces a small caudex (tuber) at the base. Yellow-green flowers appear in clusters in Spring/Summer.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in summer in a well drained medium.

Locality: District de Toliara II, Madagascar. Harvest: November 2024