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About Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Herbs
1.3 Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
moist forests, Mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7
4-9
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-2
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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
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38.10 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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90.00 cm
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25.40 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
Purple, Pink, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
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
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
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
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
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, Leaf Hoppers
5.12 Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use
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
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Lagenaria siceraria
Averrhoa bilimbi
7.2 Common Name
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
Bilimbi, Mimbro
7.2.1 In Hindi
लौकी
Bilimbi
7.2.2 In German
Flaschenkürbis
bilimbi
7.2.3 In French
Lagenaria siceraria
bilimbi
7.2.4 In Spanish
Lagenaria siceraria
bilimbi
7.2.5 In Greek
Τσότρα
bilimbi
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cabaça
bilimbi
7.2.7 In Polish
Tykwa pospolita
bilimbi
7.2.8 In Latin
utrem cucurbita
Rondo Beardtongue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cucurbitales
Oxalidales
8.5 Family
Cucurbitaceae
Oxalidaceae
8.6 Genus
Coccinia
Averrhoa
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Papilionoideae
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi

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

Season and Care of Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi

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

Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi Physical Information

Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi are as follows:

  • Bottle Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green

  • Bottle Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

  • Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender

  • Bilimbi leaf color: Green

Care of Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi

Care of Bottle Gourd and Bilimbi include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. 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 and Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bottle Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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