Black Wattle

Snake Gourd

About Black Wattle and Snake Gourd

Black Wattle

Snake Gourd

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

Number of Varieties

16-

0 40000

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Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-125-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 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

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

910.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Yellow, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, 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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

Allergy

Pollen

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Food for animals

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

Trichosanthes cucumerina

Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

चिचिण्डा

In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Schlangenhaargurke

In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

Trichosanthes cucumerina

In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

snake gourd

In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

φίδι κολοκύθα

In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

snake gourd

In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

Gurdlina ogórkowata

In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

snake gourd

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Rosopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Cucurbitales

Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Peltophorum

Coccinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Caesalpinieae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Papilionoideae

Number of Species

1527

1 27800

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Properties of Black Wattle and Snake Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Snake Gourd

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

Black Wattle and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Black Wattle and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Black Wattle and Snake Gourd

Care of Black Wattle and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Black Wattle 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.