gourd flower in hibiscus holder

I went outside about 30 minutes ago, after dark, and picked this gourd flower on its vine. So beautiful. And notice the tendrils on the vine. Because I just, finally, took time to read about gourd flowers on the web, I know that this is a male gourd flower, so I didn't sacrifice a gourd by cutting it. (In a normal fall, it would probably be too late to grow new gourds anyway, but with such a warm fall...who knows.) And here's something else I just gleaned from the web: The first vine that grows will generally have mostly male flowers, but you can make it produce more female flowers ( thus making more gourds ) by cutting the ends of the vine back. I'm so glad to now know this!