I dont think bitter gourd grows from cutting. You can get Ivy gourd cuttings and bitter gourd seeds from SeedsOfIndia.com.

Hi Everyone, I see everyone is looking for tindora plant..did anyone ever find it is what I am suspecting..anyways even i am looking for the tindora plant for my garden.Any clues / leads on where this can be found is highly appriciated. i can be reached at vkrism@yahoo.com Thankyou, krishna

Hi Chaman, Can you tell the best place to buy tindora--seeds or plant/vine. I am interested in growing tindora this summer. I know that we get this vine at 'Bhatia Nursery'--still want to know if you have a better place to get one. As always appreciate your response. Thanks A

gtanaka : Wikipedia is not a reliable source when it came into precise science. When i studied in University, wikipedia is not allowed to used for paper research. Anyone can submit or edit a wikipedia's page, so while there are many useful information on that site, there are also some uninformed, inaccurate materials on that page. The page that you cited is one of them. Ivy gourd is indeed an invasise species in Hawaii, and perhaps in South Florida, but it's not listed in the Federal Noxious Weed List. It means you can obtain a permit to get the seeds imported into the US ( as long as any spices not on the list). http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious?rptType=Federal The list is always a bit overdone regards the listed species. For example, in California and Arizona, the rules are strict, so any seeds that bought via Ebay or Amazon without a permit will get seized and confiscated. Sometimes it's a bit paranoid, but they always set high precaution. The thing is Ivy gourd should not be imported to Hawaii which has a tropical weather with humidity, fertiled soil, high rains, no period of coldness, yet they let it loosed and became a noxious weeds there. Meanwhile, the other states in the US don't have similar weather as Hawaii, so ivy gourd don;t have a chance to survive here, let alone taking over the land. Even in California, Texas, and florida, perhaps the only place Ivy gourd can survive naturally is Southern Florida which i heard already has this plant. A few years ago, I bought some seeds and tried to plant them, but they barely germinated and all died off afterward regardless how much you " baby" them or giving them optimum growing conditions. Ivy gourds can also be grown as a food source and used as medical herbals for many illnesses and diseases. It's very popular in Asian food, especially the Idians and lately also Caucasian and Hispanics. I live in southern California and I have encountered Ivy gourd only once over 10 years ago ( a few bunches were sold for one day in an Asian market in Long beach) in 20 years living here ( and never again after that). So the worriness about the invasion is exaggerated. Perhaps if people learn how to used them as a food source or medical uses, then the fear of an invasive weed would no longer be existed. This post was edited by TBQEgg11 on Thu, Dec 18, 14 at 23:03