Bluebonnet

Bottle Gourd

About Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd

Bluebonnet

Bottle Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Texas

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Moist Soils, Tropical Climate

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-85-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.96 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.48 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Purple

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblanceolate to oval

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

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?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Slightly Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

Red blotch

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

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

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

Butterflies, Not Available

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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, Soil Enrichment

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

Flowers

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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, Hanging Basket

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LUPINUS subcarnosus

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2 Common Name

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bluebonnet Plant

लौकी

7.2.2 In German

Blaue Lupine Pflanze

Flaschenkürbis

7.2.3 In French

Bluebonnet Plante

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta bluebonnet

Lagenaria siceraria

7.2.5 In Greek

Bluebonnet φυτών

Τσότρα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bluebonnet de Plantas

Cabaça

7.2.7 In Polish

Bluebonnet roślin

Tykwa pospolita

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Bluebonnet

utrem cucurbita

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Lupinus

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Genisteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

20027

1 27800

Properties of Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd

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

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Season and Care of Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd

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

Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd Physical Information

Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Bluebonnet height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm whereas Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd are as follows:

Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd

Care of Bluebonnet and Bottle Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead 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 Bluebonnet 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.