Bamboo

Snake Gourd

About Bamboo and Snake Gourd

Bamboo

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Grass

Vegetable

Origin

China, Japan

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

1500-

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

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

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

Cyanide poisoning

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi

Bānsa

चिचिण्डा

In German

Bambus

Schlangenhaargurke

In French

Bambou

Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish

Bambú

snake gourd

In Greek

μπαμπού

φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese

bambu

snake gourd

In Polish

Bambus

Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin

Bamboo

snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Cucurbitales

Family

Poaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

140027

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Snake Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Snake Gourd? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Snake Gourd. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. 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 Bamboo and Snake Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Snake Gourd

Season and care of Bamboo and Snake Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Snake Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is and Snake Gourd season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Snake Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Snake Gourd is Neutral.

Bamboo and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Bamboo and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bamboo and Snake Gourd

Care of Bamboo and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.