Cucumber Flower
Saw this cucumber flower growing wild outside the gate of my home. The bright yellow colour and large petals often makes this flower look like a dead leaf. Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family. It is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up the trunks of surrounding trees or other supporting frames, wrapping around ribbing with thin, spiraling tendrils. The plant has large leaves - as can be seen in this photo - that form a canopy over the fruit.
Cucumber Flower
Saw this cucumber flower growing wild outside the gate of my home. The bright yellow colour and large petals often makes this flower look like a dead leaf. Cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family. It is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up the trunks of surrounding trees or other supporting frames, wrapping around ribbing with thin, spiraling tendrils. The plant has large leaves - as can be seen in this photo - that form a canopy over the fruit.