Bitter Gourd

Dutch Iris

About Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris

Bitter Gourd

Dutch Iris

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

80NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-75-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-5

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

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

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Plants

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

Basketary, Used for fragrance

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

Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Bicolor Pear'

IRIS 'Apollo'

7.2 Common Name

Bicolor Pear Gourd, Ornamental Gourd

Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

7.2.1 In Hindi

करेला

Dutch Iris

7.2.2 In German

Bittermelone

Dutch Iris

7.2.3 In French

Momordica charantia

Dutch Iris

7.2.4 In Spanish

Momordica charantia

Dutch Iris

7.2.5 In Greek

Not Available

Dutch Iris

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Momordica

Dutch Iris

7.2.7 In Polish

Przepękla ogórkowata

Dutch Iris

7.2.8 In Latin

Not Available

Dutch Iris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Iridaceae

8.6 Genus

Momordica

Iris

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Irideae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Iridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

80300

1 27800

Properties of Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris. Bitter Gourd doesn't have thorns and Dutch Iris 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 Dutch Iris 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 Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris

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

Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Bitter Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris are as follows:

Bitter Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bitter Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black
Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris

Care of Bitter Gourd and Dutch Iris 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 Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bitter Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.