Bitter Gourd

Chives

About Bitter Gourd and Chives

Bitter Gourd

Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

203.00 cm

Rank: 81 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve hair condition, Nourishes scalp, Removes dandruff

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-fungal, Detoxification, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Weight loss

Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Bicolor Pear'

ALLIUM schoenoprasum

7.2 Common Name

Bicolor Pear Gourd, Ornamental Gourd

Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

करेला

Chives

7.2.2 In German

Bittermelone

Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

Momordica charantia

Ciboulette

7.2.4 In Spanish

Momordica charantia

Cebollino

7.2.5 In Greek

Not Available

βολβοί φαγώσιμοι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Momordica

Cebolinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Przepękla ogórkowata

Szczypiorek

7.2.8 In Latin

Not Available

Sectivi porri

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Momordica

Allium

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bitter Gourd and Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Bitter Gourd and Chives? We provide you with everything About Bitter Gourd and Chives. Bitter Gourd doesn't have thorns and Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Bitter Gourd does not have fragrant flowers. Bitter Gourd has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage and Chives has allergic reactions like Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm and Miscarriage. 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 Bitter Gourd and Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bitter Gourd and Chives

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

Bitter Gourd and Chives Physical Information

Bitter Gourd and Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Bitter Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Chives height is 203.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Bitter Gourd and Chives are as follows:

Bitter Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bitter Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Chives flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chives leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bitter Gourd and Chives

Care of Bitter Gourd and Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bitter Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Chives pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth and Remove deadheads. In summer Bitter Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.