Tallest luffa plant

The tallest luffa (Luffa) plant is 15.026 m (49 ft 3.5 in) and was grown by Ian Neale (UK) as confirmed at his farm in Langstone, near Newport, Wales, UK, on 10 October 2026.

This surpassed the mark of 13.17 m (43 ft 2.5 in), set by Erik Gunstrom (USA) in Dayton, Pennsylvania, USA, just a week earlier on 3 October 2026.

On the same day, Neale also had the tallest gourd plant confirmed, measuring in at 21.77 m (71 ft 5 in).