Photos by Marnie Hutcheson  © Marnie Hutcheson & Shady Grove Preserver 2010
Made with Xara Luffa fibers are wonderfully resilient.  They hold up to hundreds of uses and when you discard them, they degrade back into nature gracefully. Uses  Invigorating body scrubber for bath and shower Non-scratching scrubber for dishes, car, boat, etc Natural potting media for seedlings.  When the seedling is ready, just plant the luffa in the ground with its seedling intact. Luffa slices can be used as coasters, craft stamps, or added to home made soap as a built in non scratching scrubber. Luffa mats are used as cushions Use your imagination... Luffa is a most amazing and useful plant!  A relative of the cucumber, this robust vine is a feast for the pollinators, a beautiful flowering fence cover, and a cornucopia of organic spongy scrubbing power. -- In some places its also food.  Luffa on a Fence makes a colorful backdrop to any garden. Ut dolore dolor duis in veniam cupidatat dolor, amet irure consequat.  A 4 inch chunk of Luffa makes a great kitchen sponge. Luffa seeds are very robust. Luffa seeds are very robust.