80-90 day maturity after transplanting. Luffa cylindrica ’Extra Long’. Extra Long Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, heirloom. This unusual gourd plant has slender fruit. An attractive container specimen, the Luffa Gourd, needs a 1.5-foot deep container and a trellis to prosper. This prolific, robust variety produces extra long gourds, up to 15 per plant. The fruit has green skin and an excellent flavor. Fruit weighs up to 1 pound and is 1.5 x 33 inches. Use the fruit left to mature on the vine as a loofa sponge!~ 140 seeds / oz.