Bitter Gourd

Spider lily

About Bitter Gourd and Spider lily

Bitter Gourd

Spider lily

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America

China, Korea

Types

Red Spider Lily, Magic Lily, Golden Spider Lily

Number of Varieties

80140

0 40000

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Habitat

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

Along cemeteries

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-75-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-3

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

21,22

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm50.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm22.90 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

Water daily during growing season, water on alternate days

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

drowsiness, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Insect Repellent

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

anti-cancer, treating poison ivy, treating tumours

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Bulbs

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Repellent, Use in Chinese herbology

Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Bicolor Pear'

LYCORIS chinensis

Common Name

Bicolor Pear Gourd, Ornamental Gourd

Golden Surprise Lily, Spiderlily

In Hindi

करेला

Lycoris Spider lily

In German

Bittermelone

Spinnenlilien

In French

Momordica charantia

Lycoris Spider lily

In Spanish

Momordica charantia

Lycoris Spider lily

In Greek

Lycoris Spider lily

In Portuguese

Momordica

Lycoris Spider lily

In Polish

Przepękla ogórkowata

Lycoris Spider lily

In Latin

Lycoris Spider lily

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Violales

Liliales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Momordica

Lycoris

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

8080

1 27800

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Properties of Bitter Gourd and Spider lily

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

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Season and Care of Bitter Gourd and Spider lily

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

Bitter Gourd and Spider lily Physical Information

Bitter Gourd and Spider lily physical information is very important for comparison. Bitter Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Spider lily height is 50.80 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Bitter Gourd and Spider lily are as follows:

Bitter Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bitter Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green
Spider lily flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Spider lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Bitter Gourd and Spider lily

Care of Bitter Gourd and Spider lily 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 Spider lily 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 Spider lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.