Babaco

Bottle Gourd

About Babaco and Bottle Gourd

Babaco

Bottle Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Vegetable

Origin

South America

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

V. × heilbornii

Lagenaria siceraria

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-9

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove shoots

Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Lagenaria siceraria

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash

In Hindi

Babaco

लौकी

In German

Babaco

Flaschenkürbis

In French

Babaco

Lagenaria siceraria

In Spanish

Babaco

Lagenaria siceraria

In Greek

Babaco

Τσότρα

In Portuguese

Babaco

Cabaça

In Polish

Babaco

Tykwa pospolita

In Latin

Babaco

utrem cucurbita

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Cucurbitales

Family

Caricaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

127

1 27800

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Properties of Babaco and Bottle Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Babaco and Bottle Gourd? We provide you with everything About Babaco and Bottle Gourd. Babaco doesn't have thorns and Bottle Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Babaco does not have fragrant flowers. Babaco has allergic reactions like and Bottle Gourd has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Babaco and Bottle Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Babaco and Bottle Gourd

Season and care of Babaco and Bottle Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Babaco and Bottle Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Babaco season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bottle Gourd season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Babaco is Loam, Sand and for Bottle Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Babaco is Acidic, Neutral and for Bottle Gourd is Neutral.

Babaco and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Babaco and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Babaco and Bottle Gourd

Care of Babaco and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Bottle Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.