Bearss Lime

Bottle Gourd

About Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd

Bearss Lime

Bottle Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Fruit

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

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Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11

5-7

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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370.00 cm

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90.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mites, White outside

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Dental erosion

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used in making beverages

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2 Common Name

Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shiraz Limoo

लौकी

7.2.2 In German

Bearss Kalk

Flaschenkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Bearss chaux

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bearss cal

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.5 In Greek

BEARSS ασβέστη

Τσότρα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bearss cal

Cabaça

7.2.7 In Polish

bearss wapna

Tykwa pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

bearss lime

utrem cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd

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

Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Bearss Lime height is 460.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Bearss Lime flower color: White
Bearss Lime leaf color: Green and Light Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd

Care of Bearss Lime and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bearss Lime pruning is done Prune in summer and Remove damaged leaves 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 Bearss Lime 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.